Sea Road: Indian Ocean By Kaleah Ross- Leopoldo, Aidan O Shea, Johnantony Munoz, Jacquelyn Fullerton
Indian Ocean Route Sea routes in the Indian Ocean were not without dangers. Pirates were a common issue as well as weather conditions. For instance, monsoons were a danger, yet also provided a steady source of wind currents for travel. Being the largest oceanic trade route at the time, it was a widely used and popular route of trade. Another reason was the lower shipping costs versus land because boats could carry more. Innovation in boat structure and oceanic navigation increased, especially in China. To sum up: Popular due to lower shipping costs and increased profit. Pirates were a danger as well as monsoons. Monsoons provided wind. Started innovations in seafaring.
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Beginning of Trade in the Indian Ocean Archeological evidence suggests trade in the Indian Ocean began as early as the first civilizations mostly along the coasts Trade happened between Mesopotamia and Egypt through the Persian gulf Egyptians traded gold, ivory, frankincense, slaves,etc. down the Red sea along the coasts of Ethiopia, Somalia, and Arabia The exception was Malay sailors that spoke Austronesian and explored the ocean in canoes all the way to Madagascar and Africa where they introduced their language and food like bananas, coconuts, and cocoyams to the Africans
When trade picked up Trade began to escalade around the time of the classical civilization era. Romans, Greeks, Syrians, Jews are the people who settled first in southern India. By 100 C.E. the chinese traders reached India. Commercial network layed in India the ports of India were completely stocked with goods from both the west and east. Third wave civilizations began between 500 and 1500 C.E. The growth in the Chinese economy sparked more products into the indian ocean commerce. This made a very big market for both the indian and southeast asia goods. China also brought their new technology. They had bigger ships and made the magnetic compass this helped the commercial trade grow.
Snapshot of the exchange Region Mediterranean basin East Africa Arabia Indian Southeast Asia China -- Indian Ocean Commerce -- -- Ceramics, Glassware, Wine, Gold, Olive oil -- Ivory, Gold, Iron goods, slaves, tortoiseshell, quartz, leopard skin, -- frankincense, myrrh, perfumes -- grain, ivory, precious stones, cotton textiles, spices, timber, tortoiseshell -- tin, sandalwood, cloves, nutmeg, mace -- silks, porcelain, tea
Rise of Islam A transformation in the world of Indian ocean involved the sudden rise of Islam and spread across much of the Afro-Eurasian world. Friendly to commercial life Middle Eastern gold and silver traveled to southern India in exchange for pepper, pears, textiles, and gemstones. Muslim merchants established a union of many traders originating from East Africa to the southern china coast. A revolt that lasted for 15 years between the slaves accrued prior to the fall of the Islamic abbasid Empire An international maritime culture was established and shared by the peoples of the port cities along the Indian ocean due to the expansion of Islam.