Trans-Saharan and the Indian Ocean trade are two of the most important trade routes during the Post Classical Era (600CE- 1450CE) especially during the rise of African civilization and the Middle Ages. Both of these trade routes spread wealth‚ were Arab controlled‚ and a significant aspect for the dissemination of Islam; however‚ the differences in geography and resources traded set them apart from each other. Although they have very different geography‚ the Trans- Saharan and Indian Ocean Trade are both
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Both the Chinese and the Portuguese sought involvement in the Indian Ocean trade but each group used methods that juxtaposed each other. The Chinese had a lot of goods that those involved in the Indian Ocean trade routes desired. On the other hand‚ the Portuguese did not really have any goods to trade; no one needed iron pots or the wool clothing that they produced. This led the Europeans to take a different approach; since they could not trade in the way others could‚ they had to use coerce their
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How has the strategy of pirates changed over time? The North and East coast of Africa are very well traveled waterways for the Global Maritime Shipping business. Learning about and working with one of these businesses was very eye opening to an unknown world. With every major industry there are upsides and downsides. When someone is placed in a new industry they are generally naïve to any downsides until they begin reading periodicals and researching every facet of the industry. When someone
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1. Briefly summarize the author’s main argument/thesis statement. Nochlin argues the importance of asking the question‚ “Why have there been no great women artists?” by offering many of it’s implications. She suggests that by simply asking this question we realize how conditioned we’ve been to accept the white Western male viewpoint as the dominant and‚ perhaps‚ even the only accepted viewpoint because it’s the only one we’ve ever known. She continues on to explain how many institutional limitations
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From 500 BCE to 1400 CE‚ the Indian Ocean regions (Middle East‚ Russia‚ and Asia) dealt with many economic‚ cultural‚ and political changes ‚ from the Mongol rule. The Mongolians had an enormous effect on these regions and were always violent and aggressive in the way they attacked and conquered them. Politically‚ in the 13th Century‚ in china‚ all the Chinese dynasties were under the mongol rule‚ in the middle east‚ Hulegu defeated the Abbasid but allowed local rulers to rule‚ and also the Mongol
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Silk Road‚ once a popular trade route‚ slowly was overshadowed by the growing Indian Ocean trade. The Indian Ocean trade route was more efficient‚ easier to travel‚ and much faster. Meanwhile the Silk Road became less traveled because of its harsh geography‚ the spread of disease‚ and the fall of the empires that supported the trade. Differences in geography caused the Silk Road to decline and expanded the Indian Ocean trade. Both routes experienced different kinds of difficulties. The Silk Road
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system.” Why have minor parties been so unsuccessful? Why have minor parties been so unsuccessful? Well there are many reasons‚ including their parties way to young‚ our political system‚ and lastly different ideologies of the parties cause them to be unsuccessful as well. So to begin with‚ these minor parties are way too young. The Democratic and Republican party has been here for at least 200 years. And in those 200 or so years‚ they have continually showed ideologies that have been consistent
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Pirates and God Have Things in Common One might ask how the great and powerful God and scavenger scum pirates have things in common. It seems like a bit of a stretch‚ but if one were to really look deeply at the basic principles that the two stand by the difference gap closes immensely. One can not simply state that they are identical‚ because there are definitely some differences that are scarcely spread between their guidelines. The guidelines that are comparable are none other than the Ten Commandments
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Egger 2 Since Somalia’s government collapsed‚ there has been terror not only on the streets but also on the seas‚ and the fishermen that once fished along around Somalia’s coasts have lost their jobs. As Jeffery Gettleman writes in a article about Somalia’s coast; Nuclear power companies started to pay to have their nuclear waste taken to Somalia and dumped because it an easy way to get rid of nuclear waste. The waste hurt the fish population and the fishermen lost their jobs (Gettleman). Anouk
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Plantation Slavery in Indian Ocean When topics such as African history and slavery are brought to mind‚ many American’s have a predetermined belief or idea on the subject. Such ideas may include that there is not much of African history until European presence‚ that African’s did not do anything of significance until the arrival of Europeans. Then‚ there are some beliefs that slavery was only a matter of American history. Both ideas are incorrect‚ in that there is plenty of evidence that points
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