Whap Chapter 7 Section 2 Indian Ocean And Rtes Across Sahara

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The Indian Ocean Maritime System

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a trade network across the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea established by a multilingual, multiethnic society of seafarers

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3 Regions of the Indian Ocean Maritime system

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1) the South China Sea, dominated by Chinese and Malays; (2) Southeast Asia to the east coast of India, dominated by Malays and Indians; and (3) the west coast of India to the Persian Gulf and East Africa, dominated by Persians and Arabs.

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Hippaluss

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A Greek ship’s pilot who was said to have discovered the seasonal monsoon winds that facilitate sailing across the Indian Ocean.

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Description of the vessels that sailed the Indian Ocean

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They had lateen sail and a shipbuilding technique that involved piercing the planks, tying them together, and caulking them.

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Madagascar

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world’s 4th largest island, off the southeastern coast of Africa where Malay people migrated from Southeast Asia.

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The link between Africa and Southeast Asia that was forgotten until modern times

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Language similarity (Descendants of the Malay people who traveled from Southeast Asia to Madagascar (Africa) preserved the language of their homeland but their origins were forgotten over time until modern scholars found the linguistic link between the two lands.)

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How trade along the western coast of India differed from eastern India

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In the western part of the Indian Ocean the deserts and mountains isolated the trading ports so they did not have access to large inland populations of potential consumers. By contrast eastern India had more densely populated shores.

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Why families in the coast areas throughout the Indian Ocean system were so diverse

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Traders and sailors in the Indian Ocean system often married local women in the ports that they frequented. These women thus became mediators between cultures.

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Trans-Saharan caravan routes

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trading route over the Sahara Desert that because of the scarcity of water were known only to desert nomads that expanded with time.

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Primary evidence archaeologists have for early Saharan history

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Rock paintings and engravings showing hunting societies and then domesticated cattle along with horse herds that had been in the Sahara before it became completely dry.

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Domestic animals raised in the Sahara and the animal likely to be the reason for the establishment of Saharan trade routes

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cattle, horses, camels

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Plentiful trade product in the Saharan region

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salt

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Equatorial forest zone products

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kola nuts, palm oil

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Sahel

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Literally means “coast” southern borderlands of the Sahara

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Why Africa was important to the Romans

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Roman colonists in the north Sahara region supplied Italy with agriculture products such as wheat and olives. They bought Roman manufactured goods.