Indian Ocean Trade SAQ

Read the following excerpt and respond to the prompts.

Source 1

“In pursuance of the orders of God, I received orders from Shah Rukh* to depart for India. His majesty provided me with provisions and post horses and I began my journey from southern Khurasan, arriving at the port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran before departing by ship to the port city of Hormuz.

Hormuz is a port situated in the middle of the Persian Gulf and does not have an equal on the surface of the globe. Merchants from Egypt, Syria, Anatolia, Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, China, India, and Southeast Asia bring rare and precious articles by sea. Bargains are made either by money or by exchange. Persons of all religions are found in this city, and no injustice is permitted toward any person whatsoever. I stayed here for two months until the favorable time came for departing by sea.

We then sailed from Hormuz to Calicut along the southwestern coast of India. Like Hormuz, Calicut brings together merchants from every city and from every country, and precious articles are brought there from maritime countries, especially from East Africa. From time to time, ships arrive there from Mecca and other parts of Arabia. The town is inhabited mostly by Hindus, but it contains a considerable number of Muslims who are permanent residents and have built two mosques in which they meet every Friday to pray.”

*a Muslim ruler who governed parts of Iran and Central Asia from 1405–1447

Abd-al-Razzak Samarqandi, Muslim ambassador, historical chronicle written circa 1442.

Question 1

Short answer

Identify ONE argument made in the passage about Indian Ocean ports.

Question 2

Short answer

Identify ONE factor that facilitated the regional trade in Calicut, as illustrated in the passage.

Question 3

Short answer

Describe ONE similarity between the commercial interactions in the regions mentioned in the passage and commercial interactions along the overland Silk Roads in the period circa 1200–1450.

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