HIST 1707 Lecture : HIST Class 4.docx
7 Jul 2014
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Asia in 1400 was the world"s powerhouse, and china had an incredibly organized nation/huge population. China was more advanced in science/technology than anywhere else. Asia was the first real world economy (people willing to go through a lot of trouble to get goods from this region). Lots of roman coins found in archeological sites in india. Three circuits of trades arabian sea, between saudi arabia, africa, and india. Arabian sea this region was inhabited mostly by muslims. Bay of bengal dominated by hindus and hinduized peoples. And by the 13th century, islam was having an impact there. South china sea space of china, china dominated this region. People wanted to trade with china so much that china made powers that wanted to trade pay tribute. All of the trade regions were determined by the monsoons. Galleys (slave rowers) were used only in mediterranean and for short distances not long distances.
