1. Quaestio: How did the Indian Ocean Trade Network create more connection and cultural diffusion throughout Africa and Asia? Nunc Agenda: Which Classical Chinese invention had the most significant impact on the world?

2. Nunc Agenda: Which Classical Chinese invention had the most significant impact on the world?

3. What is a Monsoon?

8. What is a Monsoon? Seasonal winds that change direction at different times in the year

9. December-March

10. May-October

11. Indian Ocean Trade Network

12. Indian Ocean Trade Network

13. Arab Geographer from Norman Italy
World Map of Al-Idrisi
Arab Geographer from Norman Italy

14. Arab Geographer from Norman Italy
World Map of Al-Idrisi
Arab Geographer from Norman Italy

15. Monsoon Marketplace

16. Dhow: Ship used by East
African merchants in the Indian
Ocean Trade Network
Lateen Sails: Allow ships to tack against the wind, meaning they don’t only have to sail with wind behind them, enabling trading in BOTH directions, even off season!

18. Trade Goods Silk and porcelain from China Spices from southeast Asia
Pepper, gems, pearls, and cotton from India
Incense and horses from Arabia and southwest Asia
Gold, ivory, and slaves from east Africa
Other specialized industries: sugar, leather, stone, carpets, iron and steel

20. Ivory

25. What is Swahili? A trade language spoken by East Africans, influenced by Arabic (means “Coastal”)

26. Kilwa

27. Kilwa

28. Kilwa