AP World History: 2.

3 Study Guide Name:

1. Trade along the Indian Ocean stretched from China all the way to East ______. Africa
Intro Video 2. A ______ can carry much more and for cheaper than a camel can. ship
Questions
3. The ______ was an innovation that allowed sailors to calculate latitude. astrolabe
(Heimler
3:30-7:00)
4. The Srivijaya Kingdom benefitted from trade passing through the Strait of ___. malacca
5. Swahili ______ were independent with their own kings and adopted Islam. states

Exchange in the Indian Ocean

Objective My Questions Your Answers

Explain the 1. Explain the connection between Muslims Monsoon winds aided when creating a connection
causes and and the Indian Ocean trade network that
effects of emerged.
growth of
networks of 2. Why did Calicut become a thriving center of because of the trade with East Africa and the overland
exchange after trade with the Silk Roads
trade?
1200.
3. What were each of
India cotton fabrics, steel, leather, stonework, pepper
these locations Malaysia nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom
known for Swahili Coast slaves, ivory, gold
exporting? China silk and porcelain(fine china)
Southwest Asia horses, figs, and dates
4. How were the lives of slaves traded along Slaves in the Indian Ocean had it worse because they
were denied privileges like the right to marry that were
the Indian Ocean different than those that
available to slaves in the Atlantic Ocean.
were traded along the Atlantic Ocean?

5. How did the monsoon winds facilitate trade Monsoon winds made it possible for sailors to sail
around the whole Indian Ocean in in one year.
along the Indian Ocean?

6. What were the

Arab & Indian sailors? Yes
ships used by… Chinese sailors?

7. What was special about the lateen sails used Triangular sails were used instead of square sails
because they were more wind-efficient.
by Arab sailors?

8. How did the city-state of Malacca become charging the ships that sailed through them with fees
prosperous?

9. What happened after the Portuguese arrived they conquered the key city in malacca
in the Strait of Malacca?

10. What happened as a result of merchants The rise of the merchant class in Europe changed their
social status drastically
waiting for favorable winds?

11. Where would

Muslim china, indian ocean basin, europe
these merchants Chinese southeast asia, africa
tend to settle into Sogdian main caravan merchants along silk roads, china
Jewish China, india, europe
 diasporic
Malay
communities?
12. Why did governments tend to get involved in
the manufacturing and trading of goods?
13. What kind of goods would Muslim
merchants find in Swahili city-states?
14. What were some goods that were brought
by Muslim merchants to the Swahili
city-states?
15. What would provide archaeological evidence
to prove that trade greatly benefitted the
Swahili city-states?
16. What was the purpose of Chinese admiral
Zheng He’s seven voyages?
17. Why made Zheng He’s fleet so impressive?
18. Why did Zheng He’s voyages end?
19. What way of life does Confucianism
promote?
20. What was positive and temporary effect of
Zheng He’s voyages?
sir lanka
Governments would step in to tax business owners in
order to make money.
cotton and silver
They exchanged goods like pottery, silks, and glassware
for goods across the Indian Ocean.
the ruins in Kilwa provide evidence of the wealth of the
city that was once there
it was important to china
The voyages were intended to display China's power
and culture and bring foreign treasures back to the Ming
court
Zheng's voyages were ended by zhu Gaozhi out of fear
that other cultures might influence china's purity
a stable agraian lifesyle
He temporarily conquered Vietnam and tried to
overpower Japan.