Size and Location
In what area did the Indian Ocean range from?
What is North Africa to Southeast Asia
This bustling port city on the east coast of Africa became a wealthy hub thanks to Indian Ocean trade.
What is Kilwa (or Zanzibar)?
During this time winds were very much studied. They began to understand the patterns. These seasonal winds reverse direction twice a year and have historically allowed sailors to travel across the Indian Ocean with predictable timing.
What are the Indian Ocean monsoon winds?
This religion brought silk, paper, porcelain, spices, gems, woods, gold, salt, amber, furs to the Indian Ocean trade route.
What is the Islamic Religion(Muslims)?
The spread of this religion from Arabia along the trade routes significantly influenced East African and Indian Ocean coastal cultures.
What is Islam?
The Indian Ocean ranks this number in size among the world’s oceans.
What is the third?
The wealth from trade helped these two powerful kingdoms build impressive cities and support complex societies on the eastern African coast and India.
What are Kilwa and the Vijayanagara Empire?
Ming China developed this advanced ship boat that helped with transportation.
What is the Admiral?
This religion brought cotton, tea, silk, metals, opium and salt along the trade route.
What are the Chinese?
This accomplishment (adopted from China) showed direction even in cloudy weather. It led to much easier use of direction and people now knew where to get places.
What is the compass?
This continent lies to the west of the Indian Ocean.
What is Africa?
This invention that improved transportation was invented by Chinese sailors and was used to provide stability for ships that were traveling.
What are Stern Rudders?
These became very detailed and created directions for sailors and allowed merchants to get places quicker.
What is a map?
This place spread Islam to East Africa, Western India, and Southeast Asia and it was the first to use the Perch dhow ship with lanteen sail.
What is the Arab Caliphate?
This famous person was a Muslim admiral. He traveled to Indonesia, Ceylon, Arabia, and East Africa.
Who is Zheng He?