Indian Ocean Trade Routes

Indian Ocean trade was like the silk roads in that it was 

• the only way to sell silk

• a network of trade routes

• the way criminals traveled

• a one way route in which goods traveled

Which of the following statements about the effect of monsoon pattern on Indian Ocean trade are correct.

• Unpredictable monsoon patterns facilitated trade on the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf

• Changing wind patterns made nonstop round trips possible.

• Predictable monsoon patterns led to trade being conducted in stages

• The size and stability of large ships did not play a role in how many mariners plotted their course around monsoon patterns

The Swahili Coast of East Africa was made up of many different _______________, where items such as gold, ivory, tortoise shells, and leopard skins were traded. Slaves, too, were traded.

• city-states

• kingdoms

• empires

• caliphates

Which of the following is a valid statement supported by the information from the map?

• Indian Ocean trade routes hindered the growth of Africa cities.

• Indian Ocean trade routes connected East Africa to India and the Middle East.

•  Indian Ocean trade routes prevented cultural contact between East Africa and Persia.

• Indian Ocean trade routes promoted migration between East Africa and Arabia.

Based on its geographic location which of the following CITIES was most likely to have experienced cultural diffusion between Islamic and Chinese cultures as a result of the Indian Ocean trade routes?

• Malacca (Southeast Asia)

• Calicut (India)

• Kilwa (East Africa)

• Mecca (Arabia)

On the western half of the Indian Ocean Basin, trade was dominated by _______ merchants because they had money to build ships.

• Chinese
• Indian
• Roman
• Muslim