During my stop in India, I exchanged salt for some new spices. Most Indian spices are new to individuals originating from distinctive areas in the world, because of diverse cultures and crops. Anyway, after my stop in India, I got back on the ship and proceeded with my excursion, heading towards China. After a day had passed, I at last arrived in China. My goal was to leave china with silk because silk was only made in China. The Chinese realized how valuable there silk really was, and decided not to inform anyone on how it was made. China used to be an extremely isolated country, but recently they started to trade. I gave the Chinese spices and gold in return for precious Chinese silk. Arab merchant’s recently introduced Islam to East African Trade cities. The mix of African and Arab cultures led to a new Swahili language. Towns are beginning to have mosques and were ruled by a Muslim Sultan. However, many people are keeping their traditional religious beliefs. Exploring the Indian Ocean trade network was most defiantly an amazing experience. Hearing about all this interesting information is awesome; however, experiencing the journey itself is like nothing I have ever experienced before. Well, I’m off to the Roman Empire, but no worries, I will be
During my stop in India, I exchanged salt for some new spices. Most Indian spices are new to individuals originating from distinctive areas in the world, because of diverse cultures and crops. Anyway, after my stop in India, I got back on the ship and proceeded with my excursion, heading towards China. After a day had passed, I at last arrived in China. My goal was to leave china with silk because silk was only made in China. The Chinese realized how valuable there silk really was, and decided not to inform anyone on how it was made. China used to be an extremely isolated country, but recently they started to trade. I gave the Chinese spices and gold in return for precious Chinese silk. Arab merchant’s recently introduced Islam to East African Trade cities. The mix of African and Arab cultures led to a new Swahili language. Towns are beginning to have mosques and were ruled by a Muslim Sultan. However, many people are keeping their traditional religious beliefs. Exploring the Indian Ocean trade network was most defiantly an amazing experience. Hearing about all this interesting information is awesome; however, experiencing the journey itself is like nothing I have ever experienced before. Well, I’m off to the Roman Empire, but no worries, I will be