Trade City-States: Europe & Southeast Asia Flashcards
What was happened in the Indian ocean
Around the 11th and 12th centuries CE, trade expanded
What happened when trade expanded
the growth of several city-states along the trading routes that amassed significant wealth and power
What are 2 city-states that are in the Indian Ocean
Venice and Malacca
What did Venice harness
Naval Power
Why did they use naval power
to gain control of Mediterranean trade around 1000 CE
What was the religion in Venice
Christianity
What did Venetians become
massively wealthy as Venetian merchants
What did Venice buy from the east
Goods
What did Venice do with these goods
resold them to Europe by forming trade agreements with the Byzantine Empire and select Muslim states
What did they also become
powerful financial lenders
What did they establish and use
the world’s first bank houses and used their wealth to create a large, powerful navy
What was Malacca
main city-state of what would
become the Buddhist Srivijaya Civilization (670-1025)
Where was Malacca placed
at a trading choke-point—the gateway to China and the Pacific
What did Malacca utilize
utilized shipbuilding and naval power
What is the name for Malacca people
Malay peoples
