The+Indian+Ocean+Trade+Complex

=The Indian Ocean Trade Complex= The Indian Ocean Trade Complex was a very significant factor in the East-West exchanges. The Indian Ocean was the most important world trade area during the time of 600 BCE to 1450 BCE. This sea based route was chosen because it helped to transport the products from the producer to the customers at a quicker rate. It also incresed the profits, which increased the economy in the nearby countries. The Indian Ocean Trade Route extended from the coast of Africa all the way through the Indian Ocean to East Asia. The trips could last up to a year depending on the monsoons, but they were very highly profitable.

The Roman Period
During the Roman period, the Indain Ocean trade routes lead to events as important as the development of Roman trade with India.

The Buddhist/Hindu Period
In the Buddhist, or Hindu period, shipping ventures were developed by the Satavahanas in Southeast Asia. In the eighth century, they sailed a Borobudur ship on a wooden double outrigger. A //wooden double outrigger// is a featured vessel of the sae. This vessel was used for a majority of the Satavahana's voyages to explore across Oceania, Southeast Asia and most importantly, the Indian Ocean.

The Muslim Period
In the Muslim period, a civilazation of people called the Gujaratis brought spices from Moluccas, and silk from China. The Gujaratis exchanged these things from manufactured items such as textiles. After recieveing the textiles they then sold them to the Arabs and the Egyptians.

The Potuguese Period
The Portuguese discovered a naval route to the Indian Ocean that went through the bottom of South Africa. They made this trip from 1497 to 1498.



The Potuguese were mainly interested in the essential intermediary East-West trade. The portuguese also establixhed the //Persian Gulf// in the 16th century.

Culture
Some examples of culture are exchanged between buddhists, and the Islamic people. Through out the Indian Ocean Trade Complex new technologies were being invented to help assist and make the trade complex easier. Some of the product are Latin sails, magnetic compasses, and many other of these inventions began to be more common among the sailors of the Indian Ocean. Some of the products in the Indian Ocean Trade Complex, that were being traded across the ocean were ivory, slaves, gold from Africa, Porcelain from China, and cloth from India.

The Black Death
The Black Death was the biggest product of trade throughout the Indian Ocean Trade Complex. It started out in China and spread through all the countries eventually even reaching Europe. In Europe is where the black death peaked, killing 30 to 60 percent of their population. The biggest spreader of the Black Death was the Indian Ocean Trade Complex.

Trade Route
A series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo.

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