AP World History: Modern / Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (c. 1200–1450)
2.3 Exchange in the Indian Ocean
Notes
Monsoon winds guided sea trade between East Africa, Arabia, India and Southeast Asia. Technology: the dhow, the lateen sail, the astrolabe, the magnetic compass. Zheng He's Ming voyages (1405–1433).
Practice
Indian Ocean traders timed voyages using:
Seasonal winds.
Zheng He's voyages were sponsored by:
Treasure ships.
Diasporic merchant communities in Indian Ocean ports:
Cultural exchange.
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