Indian Ocean Exchange Part 1 Flashcards
What was happening to trade and trade cities?
increased volume of trade, increased growth of trade cities
Routes
It is 1500 miles across Bay of Bengal from Colombo Sri Lanka to Kuala Lumpur, so perhaps it’s 1000 to the N tip of Sumatra. Add to that another 3000 miles from Mombasa to Sri Lanka across the Arabian Sea.
What commercial practices increased on the silk road?
paper money, banking, credit, bills of exchange
What items were traded from Africa?
gold, ivory, and slaves
What items were traded from Arabia?
incense, horses, and paper
What items were traded from South Asia?
gems, spices, and cotton cloth
What items were traded from Southeast Asia?
silk, and porcelain
Why were locations like Malacca and Hormuz important for obtaining trade?
They were narrow points that ships had to pass
The Sultanate of Malacca had regular connections with _____.
China
How did the city-states along the Swahili Coast interact with Islam and African peoples?
They traded Bantu products from the interior (slaves, food, ivory, gold) for items available on the ocean.
About ____ the Delhi Sultanate conquered Gujarat and ruled it for 100 years.
1300
Then for about 100 years from the weakening of the Delhi sultanate in the early ____ to the ____ it was its (Gujarat) own kingdom.
1400s -1500s
What did Diasporic communities consist of?
foreigners from a similar origin congregating in one area of another country
What are some diasporic communities?
Arab and Persian communities in East Africa, Chinese merchant communities in Southeast Asia, and Malay communities in the Indian Ocean basin
