Question 1

What geographic factor allowed for lots of trade in South Asia?

Accepted Answer

The Indian Ocean Basin

(It is easier to move large amounts of goods by water, making the Indian Ocean a huge hub for trade)

Question 2

What religion was predominantly spread by Indian Ocean trade?

Accepted Answer

Islam

(The Indian Ocean was an easy access route between the Middle-East and parts of Asia)

Question 3

What was Calicut?

Accepted Answer

A large center of trade along the west coast of India

Question 4

What were the Spice Islands?

Accepted Answer

Modern-day Malaysia and Indonesia, which exported a lot of spices

Question 5

What was the Indian Ocean slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A network of slaves in the Indian Ocean

(these slaves were given better lives than American slaves, but still had harsh conditions; diffused parts of African culture into South Asia)

Question 6

What are monsoon winds?

Accepted Answer

Powerful winds that carry rain around South Asia

Question 7

Why were the monsoon winds important in the Indian Ocean?

Accepted Answer

Merchants had to time their voyages, so that the winds wouldn't block them

Question 8

What was an effect of Indian monsoon winds on culture?

Accepted Answer

Merchants that were trapped in a foreign community would often spread their culture

Question 9

What were lateen sails?

Accepted Answer

Triangular sails that could catch wind from all direction, used in the Indian Ocean

Question 10

What is the stern rudder?

Accepted Answer

An improved rudder, invented by the Chinese, that gave ships more stability

Question 11

What was the astrolabe?

Accepted Answer

A device for determining latitude (how far north/south from the equator)

Question 12

What was Malacca/Melaka?

Accepted Answer

A Muslim city-state that became wealthy by building a navy and taxing ships that passed through the Strait of Malacca

(the Strait of Malacca was a thin inlet that many ship captains passed through between journeys in India)

Question 13

What was Gujarat?

Accepted Answer

A wealthy west-Indian kingdom that trade between the East and West passed through

Question 14

What are diasporas?

Accepted Answer

Communities of similar people in a foreign place

(merchants in the Indian Ocean trade set up diasporas in the places they traded)

Question 15

What are Swahili city-states?

Accepted Answer

Thriving city-states along East Africa, created by the Indian Ocean trade

Question 16

Who was Zheng He?

Accepted Answer

A Chinese-Muslim admiral that led a fleet across the Indian Ocean

Question 17

Why was Zheng He sent on his voyages?

Accepted Answer

Demonstrate the power of the Ming Dynasty and collect tribute from the people he found

2.3 - Indian Ocean Trade, AP World History: Modern Flashcards