Caption: Angkor Wat in Cambodia, originally a Hindu temple and later converted to Buddhism, reflects the deep cultural connections that Indian Ocean trade networks brought to Southeast Asia.
Monsoon winds and maritime technology
Key trading regions and goods
Merchant communities (diasporic trading networks)
The Swahili Coast
Southeast Asia as a crossroads
Cultural and religious exchange
Primary sources
Ibn Battuta on Kilwa (1331)
Zhao Rugua, Description of Foreign Peoples (c. 1225)
Key figures
Vocabulary
Unit 2 topics
Unit 2 overview2.1The Silk Roads2.10Comparison of the Effects of Connectivity2.2The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World2.3Exchange in the Indian Ocean2.4Trans-Saharan Trade Routes2.5Cultural Consequences of Connectivity2.6Environmental Consequences of Connectivity2.7Comparison of Economic Exchange2.8Effects of the Mongol Empire2.9Causes and Effects of the Bubonic Plague