Indian OceanSea Lanes

Presented by:Sojeong Lee

J.J. LimMinwoo Park

‘Where’

ClimateTropics

- bays and ports never frozeMonsoon winds

- used by merchants to navigate their ships

- Summer: wind blows from East Africa and Arabia to India

- Winter: wind blows from northeast

‘Who’ and ‘What’ goods were traded?

4 Major ‘Who’sChinaGreat ZimbabweAsia in General

4 Major ‘Who’s

China

Africa

India

Persia

Who&What: China

Exported

-Silk-Lacquer-ware

-Tea-Porcelains

Imported

-Spices-Birds

-Animal Skins

Who&What:Africa-Great Zimbabwe

Abundant Sources-Gold-Ivory

-Slaves-Spices

AttractedIslamic

Traders!!!

Who&What: Asia

Rice

What ‘ideas’ were traded? Trades in the Indian Ocean Sea LanesReligionGeneral Culture

Trades in the Indian Ocean Sea Lanes

Maritime trade routes in the Indian Ocean Provided important links between the Roman Mediterranean, East Africa, the Persian Gulf, India, and East Indies. - World History Atlas

Different opportunities than trading through land → far-reaching trade & multiregional culture, ideas

Great Zimbabwe: absorbed Muslim from Islamic traders

Religion: Hinduism & Buddhism

Jainism derived from Buddhism after 500B.C.E.Hinduism(evolved 4000-2000B.C.E.) &

Buddhism(evolved 500-450B.C.E.) – originated from India Spread of Hinduism & Buddhism(600-100B.C.E.)

Through Indian Ocean Lanes, Hinduism &Buddhism Spread into Southeast Asia

Miscellaneous religions : Nestorian missions, Jacobite missions through Indian ocean sea lanes.

General Culture► Opportunity of via – many significant trade cities - GLOBALIZATION ∟ Alexandria, Mombasa, Hormuz, Calicut, Malacca, Guangzhou ∟ Diverse Cultures converged into some important cities From Mediterranean area to East Asia

► Ex) Roman coins found in southern India, Eastsouth Asia 1 C.E.

► Ex) Great Zimbabwae : Due to acceptance of Islamic merchants, Muslim thrived in the region