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The Indian Ocean Trade was a network of trade routes that connected people who had sources to people who wanted those sources that were willing to pay for it.
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The Indian Ocean network included Kilwa, sofala, Mombasa, Malindi, and others. The city-states traded with inland kingdoms like Great Zimbabwe who also trades with Southeast Asia and China.
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The magnetic compass was used to help people navigate and it came from china
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Astrolobe made it easy to navigate by using the stars
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It made it easier for the boat to steer when going out to trade
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It allowed ships to tack against the wind
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During the Indian ocean trade there was a huge influence of religion such as hinduism, and buddhism.
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The way people were able to import and export was via boats.
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The monsoon market place is a sea version of the silk road. It is when the Mongols weren't in charge of Monsoon Marketplace ans was the safest to Europe and Africa.
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Ceremics, wine, gold, olive oil, glassware (Mediterranean)
ivory, gold, iron goods, slaves, quartz, tortoiseshells, leopard skins (East Africa)
Frankincense, myrrh, perfumes (India)
tin, sandlewood, cloves, nutmeg, mace (Southeast Asia)
Silks, porcelain, tea (China) -
Some diseases that took place during trading in the indian ocean trade was small pox, measles, yellow fever, and malaria.
