Indian Ocean Sea Lanes

1. Indian OceanSea Lanes Presented by: Sojeong Lee J.J. Lim Minwoo Park

2. ‘Where’

3. Climate • Tropics - bays and ports never froze • Monsoon winds - used by merchants to navigate their ships - Summer: wind blows from East Africa and Arabia to India - Winter: wind blows from northeast

4. ‘Who’ and ‘What’ goods were traded? • 4 Major ‘Who’s • China • Great Zimbabwe • Asia in General

5. 4 Major ‘Who’s Persia China India Africa

6. Who&What: China Imported -Spices -Birds -Animal Skins Exported -Silk -Lacquer-ware -Tea -Porcelains

7. Who&What:Africa-Great Zimbabwe Attracted Islamic Traders!!! Abundant Sources -Gold -Ivory -Slaves -Spices

8. Who&What: Asia Rice

9. What ‘ideas’ were traded? • Trades in the Indian Ocean Sea Lanes • Religion • General Culture

10. Trades in the Indian Ocean Sea Lanes • Maritime trade routes in the Indian Ocean Provided important links between the Roman Mediterranean, East Africa, the Persian Gulf, India, and East Indies. - World History Atlas • Different opportunities than trading through land → far-reaching trade & multiregional culture, ideas • Great Zimbabwe: absorbed Muslim from Islamic traders

11. Religion: Hinduism & Buddhism • Jainism derived from Buddhism after 500B.C.E. • Hinduism(evolved 4000-2000B.C.E.) & Buddhism(evolved 500-450B.C.E.) – originated from India • Spread of Hinduism & Buddhism(600-100B.C.E.) Through Indian Ocean Lanes, Hinduism &Buddhism Spread into Southeast Asia Miscellaneous religions : Nestorian missions, Jacobitemissions through Indian ocean sea lanes.

12. General Culture • Opportunity of via – many significant trade cities - GLOBALIZATION ∟ Alexandria, Mombasa, Hormuz, Calicut, Malacca, Guangzhou ∟Diverse Cultures converged into some important cities From Mediterranean area to East Asia • Ex) Roman coins found in southern India, Eastsouth Asia 1 C.E. • Ex) Great Zimbabwae : Due to acceptance of Islamic merchants, Muslim thrived in the region