Indian Ocean Trade Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes about the Indian Ocean trade.

Indian Ocean Trade

A network of sea routes connecting various states throughout Afro-Eurasia through trade.

Maritime

Seafaring; relating to the sea.

Money Economies

Economic systems based on the use of money as a medium of exchange.

Credit

The practice of obtaining goods or services before payment, based on an agreement to pay later.

Magnetic Compass

A navigational instrument used to determine direction, using the Earth's magnetic field.

Astrolabe

An instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies, in navigation.

Lateen Sail

A triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast.

Monsoon Winds

Seasonal winds in the Indian Ocean that predictably blow in different directions depending on the time of year.

Chinese Junk

Large Chinese sailing ships with multiple masts and sails.

Dhow

A traditional Arab sailing vessel with one or two masts.

Cotton Textiles

Fabrics made from cotton.

Indigo

A blue dye obtained from plants.

Islam

A system of beliefs and practices based on the teachings of Muhammad.

Swahili City States

Cities that grew powerful and wealthy due to their strategic location in the Indian Ocean trade; located on the East Coast of Africa.

Gold

A valuable commodity traded from the interior of Africa by the Swahili city-states.

Ivory

A valuable commodity traded from the interior of Africa by the Swahili city-states.

Enslaved People

People taken from the interior of Africa and sold by the Swahili city-states.

Mosque

A place of worship for Muslims.

Malacca

A city that grew rich because it controlled the Strait of Malacca; the capital city of the Sultanate of Malacca.

Strait of Malacca

A narrow waterway between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.

Taxes

The taxing of ships passing through their waters by Malaccan leaders.

Gujarat

A state on India's West Coast that thrived due to its position in the Indian Ocean trade.

Diaspora

The dispersal of a group of people from their original homeland to other regions.

Diaspora Communities

Communities of people who have moved from their original location but maintain their cultural identity.

Cultural Transfers

The exchange of religious beliefs, languages, and technologies between cultures.

Technological Transfers

The exchange of tools, techniques, and knowledge between cultures.

Zheng He

A Chinese admiral commissioned by the Ming Dynasty to explore the Indian Ocean.

Tributary System

A system in which other states gave gifts to China to acknowledge China's superiority.

Gunpowder Cannons

A military technology used on Zheng He's ships and later adopted in many regions.

Cotton Textiles

Cotton cloth or fabric.

Collapse of the Mongol Empire

The falling apart of the Mongol Empire which decreased the ease and safety of travel along the Silk Roads.

Cargo

A ship carrying a large amount of goods.

Connected

Connected states throughout Afro-Eurasia

luxury goods

Goods that are not necessary but add comfort and pleasure to your life.

growth of powerful trading cities

An effect of the Indian Ocean trade, the cities grew because of trade.

Capital City

Capital city of the sultanate of Malacca.

state led trade partnerships

States that started to take a more significant role in the trade due to to the ming dynasty insistence.

navigation technologies

Helped sailors know which direction they were going in the middle of the ocean.

Merchants

Islam was friendly to them because Muhammad himself was one.

diaspora

Related to dispersed, a group of people from one place who establish a home in another place while retaining their cultural customs.

Ming Dynasty

dynasty that commissioned Zheng He.

Silk Roads

luxury goods made their way across it, more common items wouldn't be worth transporting across the world on the back of a camel.

goods on credit

the ability to buy goods on credit made trade easier and therefore increase the use of these routes.

midpoint between East And Southeast Asia and Africa.

The location of Gujarat that made it a midpoint.

As merchants travel back and forth

they bring their religion with them, They bring their language with them and They bring their technology with them.

innovations in commercial practices

The scope of the Indian Ocean trade increased because of this.

Mongol power

The ease and safety of travel on the silk road was affected by this.

strategically located

States that would grow powerful and wealthy due to their location.

Islam

expansion of the Indian Ocean network, increasing spread of .

diaspora

increased establishment of _ communities.

state led trade partnerships

States around the Indian Ocean began taking more significant roles in