Indian Ocean Trade

Transportation and Sea Trade between India and the societies to the west were dominated by mariners from

• Afghan & Persia

• Anatolia

• Arabia & Persia

• China

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 most popular items traded along these routes were spices and cotton.

• Trans-Saharan
• Indian Ocean
• Mediterranean
• Silk Road

Trans-Saharan trade brought this religion to West Africa from the Arabian peninsula

• Christianity
• Islam
• Buddhism
• Hinduism

Which is true about the Indian Ocean Trade?
1) It spread Buddhism to West Africa
2) It made many cities grow and become rich
3) the traders determined the price of goods
4) it spread Islam to Indonesia

• 1, 2 and 3 only
• 1, 3 and 4 only
• 2, 3 and 4 only
• 1, 2, 3 and 4

Mali controlled part of the _____________ Routes

• Silk Road Trade
• Trans-Sahara Trade
• Maritime Trade 

Which conclusion can be made regarding the impact of the silk road and the African gold-salt trade?

• little is known about the impact of either
• both facilitated the spread of trade and ideas 
• while they successfully facilitated the rapid growth of intra-continental trade, they failed to promote a sharing of ideas across the different regions they connected.
• both stunted the spread of trade and ideas

This desert in north Africa was crossed by traders moving salt and gold.

• Gobi
• Taklimakan
• Savana
• Sahara

Different Indian ocean trade routes connected various _______ cities.

• port
• Muslim
• African
• rich

What were the major items traded along the Indian Ocean Trade Route?

• gold, slaves and porcelain

• silk, porcelain, paper and gunpowder

• gold, slaves and spices

• gold, salt, slaves and ivory