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Some small trading begun with settlements.
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Cities around the Indian Ocean was becoming wealthy during the middle ages.
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Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. Christianity.
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Along the route stops between Kilwa, Sofala,Mombasa, and Malindi at this time the goods was in great demonian.
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Monsoon winds allowed the merchants to move across the ocean faster with bulk goods.
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China for silk, Asia, Africa for ivory and ebony along with exported of spices and narcotics.
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Portuguese eager to join in the Indian Ocean trade because European demand for Asian luxury goods was very high in price. Europe had nothing to trade for the people around the Indian Ocean had no need for the kind of goods they hand (wool, fur and cooking items).
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Large ships, steamships, Canning, and Refrigeration
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Mauryan Empire in India and Han Dynasty in China, Achaemenid Empire in Persia
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Africa-Ivory, Wood, Animals Hides, Gold, Cotton, Silk, Porcelain, Food, Books, and Weapons.
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-(Disease) cholera, smallpox, plague and influenza, and interracial marriages were not uncommon new ethnic groups came about like Swahili today millions of Swahili live in East Africa were the language is spoken.
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Portugal invaded and tried to run the trade for its own profit.
