Indian Ocean Trade DBQ

In your response you should do the following. • Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning. • Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt. • Support an argument in response to the prompt using at least FOUR documents. • Use at least ONE additional piece of specific historical evidence (beyond that found in the documents) relevant to an argument about the prompt. • For at least TWO documents, explain how or why the document’s point of view, purpose, historical situation, and/or audience is relevant to an argument. • Demonstrate a complex understanding of a historical development related to the prompt through sophisticated argumentation and/or effective use of evidence.

Evaluate the extent to which the Portuguese transformed maritime trade in the Indian Ocean in the 16th century.