2.3

Question 1

Indian Ocean Basin

Answer 1

Section of the Indian Ocean land with prosperous trade

Question 2

Calicut

Answer 2

City on the west coast of India that became a bustling port city, Arab and Chinese merchants met and were welcomed to trade there (lots of spices)

Question 3

Spice Islands

Answer 3

modern-day Malaysia and Indonesia traded in nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamon

Question 4

Indian Ocean slave trade

Answer 4

slaves from South Africa were sold to North Africa, the Middle East, and India. Spread African culture, had more rights than American slaves, many worked as sailors, soldiers, or in the home

Question 5

monsoon winds

Answer 5

winds that changed predictably on the Indian Ocean that merchants had to time their trips around

Question 6

lateen sails

Answer 6

may or may not have been invented by Arabs, their triangular shape could catch winds from any direction

Question 7

stern rudder

Answer 7

invented by the Chinese, made the ship sturdier and easier to steer

Question 8

astrolabe

Answer 8

improved by Muslims, sailors could determine how far they were from the equator

Question 9

Malacca/Melaka

Answer 9

Muslim city-state that controlled the Straight of Malacca and became very wealthy by having their navy impose fees on the people who used the Straight. Expanded until the Portuguese took over hoping to take the straight’s wealth

Question 10

diaspora

Answer 10

merchants would travel and settle where they went, intermarrying and merging the two cultures in a blend. Both cultures would be affected by the other.

Question 11

Gujarat

Answer 11

Indian Rajput kingdom which worked as a customs go-between between the East and the West, became extremely rich

Question 12

Zheng He

Answer 12

Muslim admiral who went on 7 voyages with the goal of showing the might of the Ming Empire and receiving tribute. Opened up world trade for Chinese goods and new cultures to China. However, this did not agree with Confucianism principles the cultures were considered inferior to that of the Chinese, so Zheng’s voyages were ended.

Question 13

Swahili city-states

Answer 13

States along the east coast of Africa. Known as Zanj by Arabs and most of the world. Traded ivory, gold, and enslaved people for many goods, including Chinese porcelain. Likely very wealthy.