Crash Course World History: Indian Ocean Trade
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"...Indian Ocean trade incorporated many more people than participated in Silk Road trade. There were Jewish people and people from Africa to Malaysia and India and China, all sailing around and setting up trading communities where they would act as middle men, trying to sell stuff for more than they bought it for and trying to find new stuff to buy that they could sell later...."
Key Terms
- Monsoons
- Merchants
- Indian Ocean (be sure to know where it is)
Guided Viewing Questions
- Compare and contrast Indian Ocean trade with trade along the Silk Road. How did it change over time?
- Discuss the importance of the monsoons to Indian Ocean trade.
- What materials and goods were traded in the Indian Ocean? What other things (non-material goods) were trade?
- How did cities along Indian Ocean trade routes benefit from trade? What were some downsides?