Indian Ocean & Trans-Saharan Trade
Maritime trade networks, monsoon winds, diasporic communities, and cross-cultural exchange
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⛵ Indian Ocean & Trans-Saharan Trade
Study Indian Ocean maritime trade (monsoon winds, dhow ships), port cities (Calicut, Malacca, Kilwa), diasporic communities, trans-Saharan caravan trade, the role of Islam in facilitating trade, and the exchange of technologies, crops, and diseases.
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