Mr. Sink’s AP World History – Unit 3: The Early Modern Era, 1450-1750
Questions: Indian Ocean Trade Crash Course #18
Directions: Watch the video “World History Crash Course #18: International Trade, Snorkeling Camels, and the Indian Ocean Trade” on www.youtube.com and answer the questions below on a separate piece of paper.
1. How was the Indian Ocean trade network similar to the Silk Road? How was it different?
2. In what centuries did the Indian Ocean trade network surge?
3. What civilizations/empires traded along this network?
4. What special role did the monsoon winds play in the Indian Ocean trade network? Why were they so important?
5. Despite the diversity of peoples involved in this trade network, which ones dominated the Indian Ocean trade (especially in the western part of this trade)? Why?
6. What was the most amazing aspect of the Indian Ocean trade network?
7. What were the advantages that sea-borne trade had over land-based trade?
8. Identify and briefly explain examples of the following that were transported across the Indian Ocean trade network…. (a) trade goods, (b) technologies , and (c) ideas.
9. How was the Indian Ocean trade indispensible to the creation of certain city-states like Srivijaya and the Swahili coast?
10. What is the main reason why trade is a pretty weak foundation for which to build a polity (state)? Explain.
------Mr. Sink’s AP World History – Unit 3: The Early Modern Era, 1450-1750
Questions: Indian Ocean Trade Crash Course #18
Directions: Watch the video “World History Crash Course #18: International Trade, Snorkeling Camels, and the Indian Ocean Trade” on www.youtube.com and answer the questions below on a separate piece of paper.
1. How was the Indian Ocean trade network similar to the Silk Road? How was it different?
2. In what centuries did the Indian Ocean trade network surge?
3. What civilizations/empires traded along this network?
4. What special role did the monsoon winds play in the Indian Ocean trade network? Why were they so important?
5. Despite the diversity of peoples involved in this trade network, which ones dominated the Indian Ocean trade (especially in the western part of this trade)? Why?
6. What was the most amazing aspect of the Indian Ocean trade network?
7. What were the advantages that sea-borne trade had over land-based trade?
8. Identify and briefly explain examples of the following that were transported across the Indian Ocean trade network…. (a) trade goods, (b) technologies , and (c) ideas.
9. How was the Indian Ocean trade indispensible to the creation of certain city-states like Srivijaya and the Swahili coast?
10. What is the main reason why trade is a pretty weak foundation for which to build a polity (state)? Explain.