Indian Ocean trade was bigger and richer
They named the Indian Ocean trade route The Monsoon Marketplace.
Predictable winds made trade a lot less risky.
The Monsoon Marketplace was dominated by Muslim merchants because they had the money to build ship.
The Magnetic compass came from China.
After the decline of the Srivijaya empire, it was promptly lost to history. Everyone seems to have forgotten about it until the 1920's, when Archeologist rediscovered many of of its artifacts and sites.
Since antiquity, Indian Ocean trade had a significant role and led to the development of Roman trade with India.
During the Muslim period, in which the Muslims had dominated the trade across the Indian Ocean, the Gujaratis were bringing spices from the Moluccas as well as silk from China, in exchange for manufactured items such as textiles, and then selling them to the Egyptians and Arabs.
90% of globes are filled with Serpents.
King Charles the 6th of France really believed he was made out of glass.
The Habsburg Dynasty were known for their disturbing family portraits.
Both the Silk road and the Monsoon Marketplace have networks of trade routes.
The Monsoon Marketplace is a sea version of the Silk Road.
When the Mongols weren't en-charge the Monsoon Marketplace was the safest way to Europe and Africa.
Most of the Muslims live in Indonesia.
The Satavahanas developed shipping ventures in Southeast Asia.
Many world history class still focus on people who wore big hats.
It was called Monsoon Marketplace because monsoons always happen.
The Silk Road is more important then the Monsoon Marketplace maybe because it does not have a snazzy name.
Ivory make great sword handles because it is strong and does not brake easily.
Seasons come regularly and so does monsoon wind.
Predictable winds meant lower risk.
Chinese fleets under Zheng He criscrossed the Indian Ocean during the early part of the 15th century.
In 1602 the Iranian army under the command of Imam-Quli Khan Undiladze managed to expel the Portuguese from Bahrain.
The Portuguese under Vasco da Gama discovered a naval route to the Indian Ocean through the southern tip of Africa in 1497–98.
The Indian Ocean was home very special winds called Monsoons.
The Monsoon Marketplace was peaceful so peaceful that merchants were free to sale without a navy.
Technology spread on the Monsoon Marketplace.
Islam spread Indonesia by the Monsoon Marketplace.
Islam didn't spread effectively to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Srivijaya dominated trade for awhile.
Srivijaya and the Swahili cost would not have existed if there was no Indian Ocean trade. Trade was a huge sort of wealth for these cities.
Don't mess with the Mongols, if you do they'll kill everyone who knows you and everyone in your family.
Most of the Timber that was shifted tot the Monsoon Marketplace came from Africa.
The Monsoon Marketplace took things from where they were cheap to where they were expensive.
In the south, Calicut was the center of Indian pepper exports to the Red Sea and Europe. In Calicut, Egyptian and Arab traders were particularly active.
The Ottomans tried to challenge Portugal's domination in the Persian Gulf region. However, the Portuguese successfully intercepted and destroyed the Ottoman Armada.
Venetian interests were directly threatened as the traditional trade patterns were eliminated and the Portuguese became able to undersell the Venetians in the spice trade in Europe.
Long distance trade in coasting vessels and sailboats made it a dynamic zone of interaction between peoples, cultures, and civilizations stretching from Java in the East to Zanzibar and Mombasa in the West.
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