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Indian Ocean Trade
Website Assignment
AP World History
Unit 2
Connections, Continuities, and
Changes on the Indian Ocean
Answer the following questions by visiting the website links on Mr. Nelson’s webpage.
1.
On the web site “The Traveler Ibn Battuta”, provide five
examples of how Ibn Battuta lived in a cosmopolitan world.
► Think
2.
What effect did trade have on urban areas along the Indian
Ocean?
► Name
3.
about trade, textiles, influence in foods, and so on.
specific examples.
What does this say about the types of commodities that flowed
on the Indian Ocean trade routes?
► Visit
the World History Traveler. Launch the traveler, then select “Find a
Thematic Pathway.” Choose “Indian Ocean Trade” and then “Connections &
Encounters.” Click the Go button and then select “Ship and Caravan Trade
Move Goods.” Look at the short reading and the images.
4.
What types of obstacles did Ibn Battuta face in his journey?
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Look at the photographs of the journey.