Indian Ocean Trade Website Assignment

1. Indian Ocean Trade Website Assignment AP World History Unit 2

2. Connections, Continuities, and Changes on the Indian Ocean Answer the following questions by visiting the website links on Mr. Nelson’s webpage. • On the web site “The Traveler Ibn Battuta”, provide fiveexamples of how Ibn Battuta lived in a cosmopolitan world. • Think about trade, textiles, influence in foods, and so on. • What effect did trade have on urban areas along the Indian Ocean? • Name 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. • What types of obstacles did Ibn Battuta face in his journey? • Look at the photographs of the journey.