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DO NOW: Copy and answer each of the following questions into your notebook. What civilization dominated Indian Ocean trade during the Middle Ages? 2.What are the Spice Islands called today? What is the majority religion there? 3.Why were spices such as Black Pepper
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DO NOW: Copy and answer each of the following questions into your notebook. What civilization dominated Indian Ocean trade during the Middle Ages? 2.What are the Spice Islands called today? What is the majority religion there? 3.Why were spices such as Black Pepper and Cloves among the most valuable commodities in the world in the 15th century?
Pre-1450 Indian Ocean Trade Polynesians (1800 BCE-700 AD) Islamic Caliphates (700 AD-1500) Ming China (1405-1433)
Islamic Caliphates Rashidun Caliphate (632 – 661 CE) Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 CE) Abassid Caliphate (750-1258)