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1
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Book of Curiosities

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Medieval Muslim
Early Map
Reveals Early Views

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Compradorial System

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Local Intermediaries
East Africa, Arabs and Gold
Allows people to trade

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Coromandel Coast

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SE Coast India
Chola Empire
Heavy Trading with Muslims, Indians, and SE Asians

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Dhow

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Traditional Sailing Vessel
Connects ports (Muscat, Zanzibar, Aden)
Facilitated Islam

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Godavaya Shipwreck

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Shipwreck of large, 1st century treasure ship off Ceylon

Reveals who was trading what in 1st cent Ceylon

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Hadhrami Merchants

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Originating in Yemen
Spread community over ocean
Reveals how far people reach, sense of community

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Indian Ocean Earthquake/Tsunami

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2004 Natural Disaster, killed hundreds of thousands

Effected area massively economically and environmentally, and put area in news

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Kizimkazi Mosque

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Mosque, Zanzibar, 12th Century
Reveals how long Muslims been in E Africa
6 Months a year operation shows monsoon patterns

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Littoral

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Area of shoreline right off coast

Sig because it is a go between for merchants and people of the hinterland

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Mascarenes

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Islands off coast of Africa (Mauritius and Reunion)
Colonized by France, sugar
Reveals how various cultures meld, modern melting pot

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Merina

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Ethnic group-Madagascar
Central Highlands
United Madagascar and drove it culturally

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Mocha

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Port city in Yemen, dependent on trade

Prolific trade city, reveals dependence of trade

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Mughals

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Muslim rulers of India until British started to take over

United India, established Urdu, opened India to trade

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Periplus of Erythrean Sea

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Greek book, 1-3 Century
Depicted Indian Ocean
Reveals what Europeans knew of Indian Ocean world

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Pilots

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Navigational experts, aided through treacherous areas

They were only way to get around once, connected Med and Indian Ocean

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Shah Jahan

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Mughal Emporer of India, 17 Century
Expanded empire and built monuments (Taj Mahal)
Works exist to this day, less liberal to non-Muslims

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Swahili

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Trade language - E Africa
Combo of Arab, Persian, and E African language
Reveals importance of trade on lang/culture

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Vedas

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Sacred scripture for Hindus, not a single scripture
Thousands of years old
Establish way of life for Hindus/S Asians

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Zheng He

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Chinese Explorer, 15th Century
Went to Indian Ocean
Marked brief Chinese interest in Indian Ocean

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Battle of Plassey

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1757 Battle, British (Clive) v local Indians
British won by bribing
British gain Bengal, marked start of British domination

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Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

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French Writer, 18th Century
Went to Mauritius, wrote Paul et Virginie
One of first to argue inhumanity of Slavery

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Pondichery

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Well developed, commercial, company city S India
French (2 Jesuit Missions), taken by British in 7 Years W
Illustrated transfer in power from French to British

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Cape Colony

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Dutch Colony in S Africa
VOC-Supply City for E Indies
Illustrates hostility w Natives, lack of provisions, and British takeover

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Bibi

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Indian wife of British military officials in India

Reveals British integration into Indian culture

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Caravel

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Light, fast ships developed by Port.
Maybe ripped from Dhows
Allowed long travel around African Coast into I Ocean

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Dodo

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Flightless bird in Mauritius
Hunted to extinction in 17 Cent by Dutch
Raised attention to Enviorn impacts of Colonialism

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VOC

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Joint Stock Company, rules Indonesia and various ports
Height in 17th Cent
Drove out Portuguese, made Dutch as colonial power

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Batavia

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What is now Jakarta, city built by Dutch 17 Cent
Primary port town for spices
Sig for position, European layout

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Jan Piterszoon Coen

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Officer for VOC, helped take Indo and estab Batavia
17 Cent
Made Indonesia vital part of empire, especially Batavia

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Maria Rozette

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Former slave in French India 18 Cent
Became powerful slave trader
Reveals power of slave trade, mobility of women

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British East India Company

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Company that controlled India through 18 and 19 cent
Through bribery and warfare
Led to British Raj, unseated local powers (Mughals)

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Treaty of Tordesillas

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Late 15 Cent Treaty, Spain and Port split New World
Small land given to Port drove them to Ind Ocean
Went with Zaragoza

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Vasco da Gama

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Portuguese explorer, first European to reach Indian Ocean in late 15 Cent
Established Port connection in Ocean, allowed future voyages

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Adventures of Hamza

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Muslim book based on Mohammed’s uncle
Popular in Java
Sig cuz it shows spread over Muslim world over language

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Aldworths of Bristol

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Slave trading family, Britain, 17 Cent
Success due to African connection
Reveals how I Ocean slavery was carried out (Europeans using Africans)

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Alexandre de Rhodes

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French Jesuit missionary, Vietnam, 17 Cent
Translated Vietnamese into Latin letters
Paved way for more trans, and Euro-Asian relations

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Batavia Massacre

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1740 massacre of Chinese by Dutch
Chinese blamed for problems (really due to poor administration and care for env)
Reveals nature and racism of colonists.

38
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Boston Tea Party

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1773 destruction of tea in Boston harbor
American response to British trying to sell excess Indian tea at high price
Reveals how important India was even in N America

39
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British Raj

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India controlled by British gov 1858-1947
Prize of British empire, utilized for production and trade
Made British dominant force in I Ocean

40
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Calico

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Textile from S Asia (corruption of Calicut)
Highly valued in Europe
Major export of India and drove trade

41
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Carreira da India

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Fleets between Port and Goa in 16 cent for trade

Lucrative for Port, led to wealth by controlling spice trade

42
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Chile Peppers

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Peppers from Americas that spread to Indian Ocean
Cheap and easy to prepare
Show connection to America, sub for harder to grow stuff

43
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Formal families

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Narrowest definition of family
Direct descendants, marriages, adoption, and legal
It’s rarity reveals nature of I Ocean families

44
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Hajj

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Pilgrimage to Mecca for Muslims, sacred rite in 5 pillars

Unites Muslims, stimulated development of long distance

45
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Junk

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Ship of Javanese Origin, associated with China
Square Hull
Helped facilitate trade, reveals spread of tech

46
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Laxmichand Motichand

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18 Cent Gujarat Merchant
Traded textiles between Mozam and India
Portu as trade language
Extended loans
Exemplified monsoon trade and migration
47
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Lascar

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Sailors from India/SE Asia
Worked on Euro ships, 16-20 Cent
Show work as factor of migration
Show Euro stimulated migration

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Migration

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Intermediate to long distance relocation through out history in Indian Ocean, due to slavery, work, trade, religion, etc
Sig cuz it allows people to spread things

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Robert Drury

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British East India Sailor in 18 Cent
Madagascar
What we know about Mad piracy comes from him
Revealed pirates like compradorials

50
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Sailor’s and Daughters

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Current Smithsonian exhibition of Indian Ocean photog
Specifically 1840s onwards
Reveals attitudes and features of Indian Ocean world

51
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Slave Society

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Mainly from 1600-1850
40% of pop is slaves, often higher
Causes fear of revolt, high tension, requires lots of slaves

52
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The World’s Oldest Trade

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Slavery
Prevalent 1600-1850, Mascarenes or Batavia
Drastically altered societies and migration

53
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That Great Highway

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Indian Ocean
Migration of people, cultural diffusion, econ exchange
Silk road, monsoon
Sig cuz it is this course!

54
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Tippu Tip

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Swahili slave trader 19th Cent
Compradorial for interior Af slave traders and Zanzibar
Sig cuz he reveals stuff about the slave trade

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