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Trade Routes 1200-1450 (Indian Ocean Trade Routes (Gujarat image (Gujarat…
Trade Routes 1200-1450
Indian Ocean Trade Routes
Gujarat
Gujarat is located on the western coast of India. They specialized in trading cotton and textiles. At one time, it was one of the largest cities in India.
Sultanate of Malacca
It is located in Malaysia. They traded spices, camphor, sandalwood, fish, and other island goods.
City states on the Swahili Coast
The Swahili city states traded goods they obtained from the interior of Africa. Theses included gold, Ivory, rhino horns, and other goods. Some of the main city states were, Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Kilwa, and Zanzibar.
Diasporic Communities
Diasporic communities places of trade where not only goods were exchanged, but culture was also diffused. They were widely dispersed communities because of a natural disaster.
The Silk Road
Bills of Exchange
A written order to someone to make a specific payment to them
Travelers along the Silk Road used this to legitimize their trade
Kashgar and Samarkand
The biggest trading centers/ stops along the silk road
Traded silk, spices, and gold
Kashgar is located in west China and Samarkand is in central Asia
Paper Money
Banking Houses
An establishment where banking was done
helped trading businesses flourish
Trans-Saharan Routes
Caravans and Caravansarai
Caravans are groups of traders or pilgrims
travelling across Asia and North Africa, and became a more common and popular concept around 900 A.D.
Caravanserai were a place where travelers and caravans could rest after a long travel. Caravanserai also supported the flow of commerce, information, and religion along trade routes
Camel Saddle
Jax Parker did this blue bit over here
Camel Saddles allowed traders and travellers to travel long distances more easily, and to carry more cargo comfortably
