Indian Ocean Trade Route

By Taytay1030
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    Trading on the Sea

    Trading along areas that surrounded the Indian Ocean
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    Seas Lanes

    Trading spices, grains, oil and wine, Asia, Africa, and the Mediterranean all join together in one network
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    4th Century BCE -3rd Century CE Major Empires use Ocean Trade Route

    Persia (Achaemenid Empire) India (Mauryan Empire) Han Dynasty (China) Roman Empire. Items traded: Roman Coins, Persian Jewels
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    Innovation & Technology 600 -1450

    Large Ships used Lateen Sails in India, Persia, Arabia, East Africa. This helped improve volume of the trade routes.
    Compasses - China
    Astrolabes - Islamic
    and Junks with rear rudders were also invented and used- China
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    Justinian Plague

    Originating in China and northeast India, the plague (Yersinia pestis) was carried to the Great Lakes region of Africa via overland and sea trade routes.
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    Tang Dynasty & Song Dynasties

    Developed strong trade ties along the land-based Silk Roads, Encouraged maritime trade. The Song rulers created a powerful imperial navy to control piracy on the eastern end of the trade route
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    Trade Networks

    There were 3 trades routes: The Silk Road, the Ocean trade route and the Saharan trade
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    Secondary Effects-

    Different religions ,languages and cultural beliefs start spreading
    Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Bantu, Swahili
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    Abbasid & Umayyad

    Become powerful ports used in the trade route
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    Trading on th Indian Ocean Begins

    Indian Ocean Trade started with small trading settlements
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    Goods used for Exports

    Persia - Frankincense, myrrh
    East Africa - Ivory, Gold, exotic animals
    India - Cotton, ivory, spices, gold
    China- Silk, porcelain, tea
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    Sawhili

    The Swahili Civilization starts to compete for control in the trade routes
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    Angkor

    Used the Mekong River as a highway that tied it into the Indian Ocean trade network.
  • 1279

    Chola Empire (3rd century BCE–1279 CE)

    Located in southern India, the Chola Empire dazzled travelers with its wealth and luxury
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    Disease

    The Bubonic plague started to spread from central Asia to Europe on the Silk Road. This hurt Europe. Death spread decreasing the population which caused a decline in the economy therefore lowering trade
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    Silk Road

    Due to the Ming Dynasty stopping the trade of silk beyond its borders, the silk road ceased to exist
  • 1498

    New mariners

    Portuguese Sailors lead by Vasco d a Gama entered on the scene eager to join the Ocean trade

  • Dutch East Indian Company (VOC)

    Sought to monopolize on lucrative spices

  • Trade routes challenged

    Challenges were made by the British VOC for control of trade routes

  • Trade route crippled

    While an increase of goods moving through Europe went well. Asian trading empires did not fair well they grew poor and collapses