How Did Indian Ocean Trade Change Over Time

The Indian Ocean region trade had many changes and continuities between 650 and 1750 CE. Economically, Indian Ocean trade stayed the same with its spread of goods from region to region, but changed because of the ways goods were traded along this trade route. Culturally, the Indian Ocean trade stayed the same because of that same continuous spread of ideas and religion, and changed because of the diffusion of the religions already dominant in regions. Politically, the Indian Ocean trade stayed the same in the sense that it flourished while under the control of strong empires, and changed because of the variation of empires that controlled the region throughout this time period. Economically, the Indian Ocean trade stayed the same with the spread of goods, but changed because of the ways they were traded along the road. An example of this continuity would be the trade of exotic animals, wood and ivory from Africa in the early times of the Indian Ocean
An example of the continuity would be when the Indian Ocean was under the control of the Fatimad Empire in the 10th century CE, trade flourished in the Indian Ocean. Its ties were extended all the way to Song China which shows how the Indian Ocean trade was expanded and flourished under this Empire. Another example of this would be during the 14th century while Yuan Empire controlled most of the Indian Ocean trade. Many traders and merchants benefited from the trade being under Mongol control (Control of the Yuan Empire). Trade in the Indian Ocean region also flourished while under control of the Mughal, Safavid and the Ottoman Empires. This shows how trade in the Indian Ocean region stayed the same, because it flourished while under the rule of each empire, and changed because of the variance of empires that controlled