Please Take Notes to Answer These Exam Questions:
- Describe the pattern of exchange on the Indian Ocean routes. (what flowed from where to where?) .
- Identify key trading cities and export zones
- Explain how technological advances impact trade in the Indian Ocean
- Explain how environmental factors shaped the development of cities, cultures, and people.
- Identify and explain how trade in the Indian Ocean facilitated cultural syncretism
Getting to Know the Dhow
- Understanding the trading technology of the Indian Ocean: What are the pros and cons of the dhow? https://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/watercraft/dhow/
Cultural Syncretism: Effects of Indian Ocean Interactions: A Case Study of Srivajaya
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/medieval-times/cultural-interactions-along-trade-routes/a/the-srivijaya-empire-trade-and-culture-in-the-indian-ocean
Explain the outcomes of trade interactions on cultural syncretism in Srivajaya.
Case Study: Zheng He and Chinese exploration of the Indian Ocean
Who was Zheng He?
Explain the technological advancements of Zheng He's fleet.
Explain the purpose of his Indian Ocean exploration.
Why did the Chinese empire destroy his ships and his journals? How did this affect World History?