Since it first began‚ Indian Ocean commerce has been a linking force in the surrounding region. However‚ it has not all remained the same. Between 650 CE and 1450 CE‚ Indian Ocean trade routes and dominating groups changed significantly‚ while the goods they traded remained largely the same. Trade routes used by Indian Ocean mariners were important to the region’s commerce. They needed to find faster‚ easier routes to the destination. At first‚ many merchants would have to sail to far away
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| Indian Ocean Trade | Global Trade System beginning in the 1500s | | Kendra Turner-Phillips | 12/8/2009 | | Indian Ocean Trade Global Trade System beginning in the 1500s The Indian Ocean‚ considered the third largest ocean‚ is located between Australia and Antarctica. This Ocean is a major sea lane connecting the Middle East‚ East Asia and Africa with Europe and the Americas. The Ocean is essential because of its location. The location helps to boast the production of trade
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and water routes created transregional trade‚ communication and exchange networks in the Eastern Hemisphere‚ while somewhat later separate networks connected the peoples and societies of the Americas. 2. With the organization of large-scale empires‚ the volume of long-distance trade increased dramatically. In the ancient era‚ trade between societies was often limited to those societies that existed moderately close together. But in the classical era‚ trade with more distant and more fascinating countries
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and Aksum as commercial entrepots‚ a void fell over trade in the Indian Ocean that would persist until 750 AD‚ which signaled the beginning of Muslim dominance in the area. Initially confined to the Persian Gulf‚ Muslims began to expand their circle of influence to the eastern coast of Africa. Like Meroe and Aksum‚ the eastern coast of Africa provided a pipeline to the interior luxuries of the continent‚ as well as to those of the Indian Ocean. However‚ unlike Meroe and Aksum‚ the sheer length of
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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 way
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Continuities and Changes of the Commerce of the Indian Ocean Region from 650 C.E. to 1750 C.E. Trade has been a major way to connect people to other parts to the world and to access to other products all throughout the world. Today‚ trade connects nations and products of the western hemisphere to those of the eastern hemisphere. The Indian Ocean was a major trading zone for the areas surrounding it in the time period from 650 C.E. to 1750 C.E. Several aspects of this trading area stayed constant
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The Indian Ocean served as huge crossroads of trade during 650 through 1750. China and India proved themselves to be the biggest winners of the Indian Ocean trade. Both countries have a couple common dominant factors. These countries had a technological advantage over the rest of the world. Which made it easier for them to produce industrial goods faster‚ cheaper‚ and better than anyone else. China was known for their silk and porcelain production‚ while India had a vast cotton textile industry
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While the Indian Ocean and Silk Road were different as trade networks with respect to the spread of Religion and the process of travel‚ they were similar in terms of the spread of disease through trade. The Indian Ocean and Silk Road as trade networks were different in terms of the spread of Religion. Along the Indian Ocean trade network‚ Islam was spread. This happened through Indian merchants who brought Brahmin priests‚ Arab merchants who brought Muslim scholars and Christian merchants who
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The Indian Ocean is one of the oldest trade routes between Africa and Asia. During the early days of Indian Ocean trade‚ the buying and selling of goods took place only between the Swahili people living in East Africa and Arabs from Asia. Indian Ocean trade was made easy by the monsoon winds that circulated between Asia and the Eastern coast. These winds blew north to the south and from the south back to the north in a circular fashion. These winds change direction with the change of seasons. In
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The 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
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