Final Flashcards
Book of Curiosities
Medieval Muslim
Early Map
Reveals Early Views
Compradorial System
Local Intermediaries
East Africa, Arabs and Gold
Allows people to trade
Coromandel Coast
SE Coast India
Chola Empire
Heavy Trading with Muslims, Indians, and SE Asians
Dhow
Traditional Sailing Vessel
Connects ports (Muscat, Zanzibar, Aden)
Facilitated Islam
Godavaya Shipwreck
Shipwreck of large, 1st century treasure ship off Ceylon
Reveals who was trading what in 1st cent Ceylon
Hadhrami Merchants
Originating in Yemen
Spread community over ocean
Reveals how far people reach, sense of community
Indian Ocean Earthquake/Tsunami
2004 Natural Disaster, killed hundreds of thousands
Effected area massively economically and environmentally, and put area in news
Kizimkazi Mosque
Mosque, Zanzibar, 12th Century
Reveals how long Muslims been in E Africa
6 Months a year operation shows monsoon patterns
Littoral
Area of shoreline right off coast
Sig because it is a go between for merchants and people of the hinterland
Mascarenes
Islands off coast of Africa (Mauritius and Reunion)
Colonized by France, sugar
Reveals how various cultures meld, modern melting pot
Merina
Ethnic group-Madagascar
Central Highlands
United Madagascar and drove it culturally
Mocha
Port city in Yemen, dependent on trade
Prolific trade city, reveals dependence of trade
Mughals
Muslim rulers of India until British started to take over
United India, established Urdu, opened India to trade
Periplus of Erythrean Sea
Greek book, 1-3 Century
Depicted Indian Ocean
Reveals what Europeans knew of Indian Ocean world
Pilots
Navigational experts, aided through treacherous areas
They were only way to get around once, connected Med and Indian Ocean
Shah Jahan
Mughal Emporer of India, 17 Century
Expanded empire and built monuments (Taj Mahal)
Works exist to this day, less liberal to non-Muslims
Swahili
Trade language - E Africa
Combo of Arab, Persian, and E African language
Reveals importance of trade on lang/culture
Vedas
Sacred scripture for Hindus, not a single scripture
Thousands of years old
Establish way of life for Hindus/S Asians
Zheng He
Chinese Explorer, 15th Century
Went to Indian Ocean
Marked brief Chinese interest in Indian Ocean
Battle of Plassey
1757 Battle, British (Clive) v local Indians
British won by bribing
British gain Bengal, marked start of British domination
Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
French Writer, 18th Century
Went to Mauritius, wrote Paul et Virginie
One of first to argue inhumanity of Slavery
Pondichery
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
Cape Colony
Dutch Colony in S Africa
VOC-Supply City for E Indies
Illustrates hostility w Natives, lack of provisions, and British takeover
Bibi
Indian wife of British military officials in India
Reveals British integration into Indian culture
Caravel
Light, fast ships developed by Port.
Maybe ripped from Dhows
Allowed long travel around African Coast into I Ocean
Dodo
Flightless bird in Mauritius
Hunted to extinction in 17 Cent by Dutch
Raised attention to Enviorn impacts of Colonialism
VOC
Joint Stock Company, rules Indonesia and various ports
Height in 17th Cent
Drove out Portuguese, made Dutch as colonial power
Batavia
What is now Jakarta, city built by Dutch 17 Cent
Primary port town for spices
Sig for position, European layout
Jan Piterszoon Coen
Officer for VOC, helped take Indo and estab Batavia
17 Cent
Made Indonesia vital part of empire, especially Batavia
Maria Rozette
Former slave in French India 18 Cent
Became powerful slave trader
Reveals power of slave trade, mobility of women
British East India Company
Company that controlled India through 18 and 19 cent
Through bribery and warfare
Led to British Raj, unseated local powers (Mughals)
Treaty of Tordesillas
Late 15 Cent Treaty, Spain and Port split New World
Small land given to Port drove them to Ind Ocean
Went with Zaragoza
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer, first European to reach Indian Ocean in late 15 Cent
Established Port connection in Ocean, allowed future voyages
Adventures of Hamza
Muslim book based on Mohammed’s uncle
Popular in Java
Sig cuz it shows spread over Muslim world over language
Aldworths of Bristol
Slave trading family, Britain, 17 Cent
Success due to African connection
Reveals how I Ocean slavery was carried out (Europeans using Africans)
Alexandre de Rhodes
French Jesuit missionary, Vietnam, 17 Cent
Translated Vietnamese into Latin letters
Paved way for more trans, and Euro-Asian relations
Batavia Massacre
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.
Boston Tea Party
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
British Raj
India controlled by British gov 1858-1947
Prize of British empire, utilized for production and trade
Made British dominant force in I Ocean
Calico
Textile from S Asia (corruption of Calicut)
Highly valued in Europe
Major export of India and drove trade
Carreira da India
Fleets between Port and Goa in 16 cent for trade
Lucrative for Port, led to wealth by controlling spice trade
Chile Peppers
Peppers from Americas that spread to Indian Ocean
Cheap and easy to prepare
Show connection to America, sub for harder to grow stuff
Formal families
Narrowest definition of family
Direct descendants, marriages, adoption, and legal
It’s rarity reveals nature of I Ocean families
Hajj
Pilgrimage to Mecca for Muslims, sacred rite in 5 pillars
Unites Muslims, stimulated development of long distance
Junk
Ship of Javanese Origin, associated with China
Square Hull
Helped facilitate trade, reveals spread of tech
Laxmichand Motichand
18 Cent Gujarat Merchant Traded textiles between Mozam and India Portu as trade language Extended loans Exemplified monsoon trade and migration
Lascar
Sailors from India/SE Asia
Worked on Euro ships, 16-20 Cent
Show work as factor of migration
Show Euro stimulated migration
Migration
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
Robert Drury
British East India Sailor in 18 Cent
Madagascar
What we know about Mad piracy comes from him
Revealed pirates like compradorials
Sailor’s and Daughters
Current Smithsonian exhibition of Indian Ocean photog
Specifically 1840s onwards
Reveals attitudes and features of Indian Ocean world
Slave Society
Mainly from 1600-1850
40% of pop is slaves, often higher
Causes fear of revolt, high tension, requires lots of slaves
The World’s Oldest Trade
Slavery
Prevalent 1600-1850, Mascarenes or Batavia
Drastically altered societies and migration
That Great Highway
Indian Ocean
Migration of people, cultural diffusion, econ exchange
Silk road, monsoon
Sig cuz it is this course!
Tippu Tip
Swahili slave trader 19th Cent
Compradorial for interior Af slave traders and Zanzibar
Sig cuz he reveals stuff about the slave trade
