WorksheetsIndian Ocean Trade Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 17mins
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
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
What is bartering?
A product
Giving money away
Trading without using money
Trading by using money
Who set the terms of trade in the Indian Ocean?
Kings
Queens
The demands of the market
The monsoon winds
True or False: A country can become a "Center of Trade" by using their location to force passing ships to stop and/or pay taxes.
True
False
What is the problem with relying on trade to build your economy on as a country?
You won't make any money
You are vulnerable to the highs and lows of the global economy
You have too many enemies trying to compete
You don't have enough land for the merchandise
What culture/city-state was created in Africa because of the Indian Ocean trade network?
Bahli
Mamba
Swahili
Brazilian
What happened when the Portuguese found the city-states of East Africa?
They were willing to work with the new people
They were shocked to learn that anybody lived there but were welcomed in
They avoided all contact with them
What did the Chinese do to countries that wanted to trade with them?
They had to submit to the emperor and perform ritualistic acts (Kowtow, etc.)
They had to prove their worth by showing how many men they had
They were never interested
They made new countries give them every woman that lived in the country
What did the Chinese use to demonstrate their power and wealth to smaller countries that they traveled to?
Piles of gold
Human skulls on their spears
Fireworks
Huge treasure ships (bigger than a football field)
True or False: The Chinese used force with EVERY country they came into contact with and forced them to submit.
True
False
Which of the following was NOT a goal that the Portuguese government had for the men who went back to Africa on a second mission?
Take anything of value that they could find
Start trading with the Chinese
Force the kings of the cities to pay taxes to Portuguese tax collectors
To gain control over the entire Indian Ocean trade
What did the Portuguese do to the city-states when they returned?
attacked cities and killed inhabitants that didn't leave.
try to trade with them again.
leave them alone and moved on
forced them to marry their men
How do we know so much about the Indian Ocean trade?
By talking to Vasco Da Gama
Archaeological evidence and the documents left by Da Gama and others
Video evidence from the time period
An article about the trading network
Who was trading with Asian countries like India before the Portuguese showed up?
Chinese
English
Americans
Muslims
What did the Muslim merchants say they would do if the Indian government tried to trade with the Portuguese?
They would continue doing business with the Portuguese
They would leave and do business elsewhere
They would start a war with India
They would go to the mountains and trade there.
How well do you think the Portuguese transformed maritime trade in the Indian Ocean in the 16th century?
Amazingly
Pretty good
Not good
Terribly
What did the Portuguese do to any competing countries' ship they could not stop and loot?
Leave them alone
Chase them to their destination
Shoot them down
Attack the people they were trading with
What is a long journey involving travel by sea or in space?
Culture
Voyage
Porcelain
City-State
