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Indian Ocean Trade

By hbell
  • 800

    800 C.E

    Some small trading begun with settlements.
  • 1000

    1100-Trading had increased

    Cities around the Indian Ocean was becoming wealthy during the middle ages.
  • 1200

    Religious Thinking-Trading

    Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. Christianity.
  • 1200

    Africa to Asia

    Africa to Asia
    Along the route stops between Kilwa, Sofala,Mombasa, and Malindi at this time the goods was in great demonian.
  • 1200

    Weather

    Monsoon winds allowed the merchants to move across the ocean faster with bulk goods.
  • 1200

    Popular Ports

    Popular Ports
    China for silk, Asia, Africa for ivory and ebony along with exported of spices and narcotics.
  • 1200

    Events

    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).
  • 1200

    Key Technological

    Large ships, steamships, Canning, and Refrigeration
  • 1400

    Significant People

    Mauryan Empire in India and Han Dynasty in China, Achaemenid Empire in Persia
  • 1400

    Goods Trading

    Goods Trading
    Africa-Ivory, Wood, Animals Hides, Gold, Cotton, Silk, Porcelain, Food, Books, and Weapons.
  • 1400

    Secondary Affects

    -(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.
  • 1500

    1500 The Decline

    Portugal invaded and tried to run the trade for its own profit.