Download Indian Ocean Trade Route Cities Background. Showing 20 of 1k+ results. This vast international web of routes linked all of those areas as well as east asia (particularly china).
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Outlying islands uganda ukraine united arab emirates united kingdom united states uruguay uzbekistan vanuatu vatican city venezuela vietnam wallis & futuna western sahara yemen zambia zimbabwe. Many cities around the rim of the indian ocean, including the east coast of africa, became fabulously wealthy during the middle ages through the medieval indian ocean trade routes. The indian ocean routes did the same, but along the sea.
The indian ocean trade began with small trading settlements around 800 a.d., and ended in the 1500's when portugal invaded and tried to run the trade for its own profit.
The indian slave trade involved africa, asia and the middle east. Swahili coast cities, islamic empires in the middle east, india, china, southeast asia, and not europe, which is probably one. Spread goods, culture and ideas. Real trade went down in the indian ocean.
