1. I. Revival of Indian Ocean Trading System

2. A. Indian Ocean Trade
1. Afro-Eurasian trade revived in the Indian Ocean due to collapse of Mongol overland trade routes in C. Asia
2. Indian Ocean trade items:
--precious metals & jewels
--rare spices (ginger, cinnamon,
pepper, nutmeg, cloves)
--horses
--timber

4. Indian Ocean dhow in Arabian Sea
Chinese junk in Bay of Bengal & South China Sea

7. Afroeurasia

8. Indian Ocean trade decentralized & cooperative
Commercial interests created regional trade networks
E. Africa: gold
Arabia: horses, slaves
coastal India: spices; received goods from east & west
Strait of Malacca: meeting point between China-Indian Ocean

10. B. The Swahili Coast & Great Zimbabwe
--1,800 miles long linking trade from Africa to Asia
--cultural diffusion from India, Arabia, & China
--spread of Islam
--gold from inland state of Great Zimbabwe
--creation of trade language: Swahili (“shores”)
2. Great Zimbabwe (“house of stone”): C.E.
--long distance trade mostly in gold
--ecological crisis from overgrazing & deforestation

11. C. Arabia: Aden & the Red Sea
city of Aden benefited from its geography
-- monsoon winds bought rainfall in Arabia
-- entrepôt port linking Egypt, E. Africa, & India

13. D. India: Gujarat & the Malabar Coast
1. Gujarat: prospered from trade of cotton & indigo
2. Muslim rulers expanded into Hindu states
3. Malabar Coast: spices

14. Aden
Gujarat
Swahili
Coast
Strait of
Malaca

15. E. The Rise of Malacca Passage point to the S. China Sea
Allied with China
Malaccan conversion to Islam promoted trade
4. Meeting point for all Indian Ocean traders

16. II. Social & Cultural Influences in the Indian Ocean

17. A. Architectural Diffusion
Local mosque building styles
--clay in Mali
--Hindu-influenced in India
--coral stone in Swahili Coast
2. Ethiopian Christian churches

18. B. Spread of Religions Spread of Islam throughout Indian Ocean region
Marriage spread Islam (up to 4 wives)
Islam pushed Buddhism out of India
4. Coptic Christians in Egypt

19. The spread of universal religions from 300-1500 CE
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
The spread of universal religions from CE

20. C. Social & Gender Effects
1. Growth of slavery (Arab slave traders)
2. Mali exported slaves across the Sahara
3. Ethiopia sold slaves to Aden
4. Swahili Coast to India
5. Many female slaves sold as servants, entertainers, and concubines

21. CHANGE OVER TIME ESSAY
  Historical Background: Evidence of trade between cultures predates written records. Goods, people, and ideas have spread across the Afro-Eurasian land mass in varying amounts and regularity. A major change occurred between 100 BCE and 1000 CE which would usher in the Atlantic System and the modern global trading network.
Discuss change & continuities in the Afro-Eurasian trading systems, 100 BCE-1200 CE.

22. Pre-Write 1. 3 facts Change 2. analysis sentence Continuity
Global Context