Indian Ocean
Sea Lanes
Presented by:
Sojeong Lee
J.J. Lim
Minwoo Park
‘Where’
Climate
 Tropics
- bays and ports never froze
 Monsoon 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’s
 China
 Great Zimbabwe
 Asia in General
4 Major ‘Who’s
Persia
China
India
Africa
Who&What: China
Imported
-Spices
-Birds
-Animal Skins
Exported
-Silk
-Lacquer-ware
-Tea
-Porcelains
Who&What:
Africa-Great Zimbabwe
Attracted
Abundant Sources
-Gold
Islamic
-Ivory
-Slaves
-Spices
Traders!!!
Who&What: Asia
What ‘ideas’ were traded?
 Trades in the Indian Ocean Sea Lanes
 Religion
 General 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 → farreaching 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
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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
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Ex) Roman coins found in southern India, Eastsouth Asia 1 C.E.
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Ex) Great Zimbabwae : Due to acceptance of Islamic merchants,
Muslim thrived in the region