Student Handout 2.2—Map Activity and Questions about Malacca Directions: After reading and discussing the Case Study of Malacca, use this map to find the locations for selected places presented in the reading. You should have colored pens or pencils to complete this assignment. Then, answer all of the questions related to trade at Malacca. Locate Malacca on the map. The Portuguese mariner Tomé Pires identifies traders from many regions throughout the Afroeurasian world. Among these are traders from: Abyssinia (Ethiopia) Malabar Gujarat Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Aden Malaysia Java Guangzhou (Canton) Cairo Mecca Kilwa Goa Cambodia Timor Find these places and print their locations on the map. Identify and print the following on the map: Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal Persian Gulf South China Sea Red Sea Arabian Sea Determine the best route for these traders to travel from their home port to Malacca. Mark the route you choose in the color associated with each home city or region. Abyssinia (Ethiopia) - red Gujarat - yellow Guangzhou (China) - black Ceylon (Sri - blue Cairo - green Java brown – Using a dotted red line, trace the voyage of Zheng He, the Chinese admiral who sailed the Indian Ocean from 1403 to 1433 under the sponsorship of the Chinese Ming Dynasty. What parts of the Eastern Hemisphere may have been completely excluded from these international trading activities? How might these exclusions be explained? In the reading, we learned that a diverse group of traders at Malacca seemed to get along because they shared common “a culture of trade.” Explain what you think that phrase means and how that culture” would influence the traders’ “common behavior toward one another? In the Case Study, one religion appears to have been spreading along the trading network. What religion seems to predominate and why do you think that this was the case? Gifts and had to be brought to the sultan of the trading port. What kinds of items do you think the sultan would “tribute” have appreciated receiving?
Student Handout 2.2—Map Activity and Questions about Malacca Directions: After reading and discussing the Case Study of Malacca, use this map to find the locations for selected places presented in the reading. You should have colored pens or pencils to complete this assignment. Then, answer all of the questions related to trade at Malacca. Locate Malacca on the map. The Portuguese mariner Tomé Pires identifies traders from many regions throughout the Afroeurasian world. Among these are traders from: Abyssinia (Ethiopia) Gujarat Aden Java Cairo Kilwa Cambodia Malabar Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Malaysia Guangzhou (Canton) Mecca Goa Timor Find these places and print their locations on the map. Identify and print the following on the map: Indian Ocean Persian Gulf Red Sea Bay of Bengal South China Sea Arabian Sea Determine the best route for these traders to travel from their home port to Malacca. Mark the route you choose in the color associated with each home city or region. Abyssinia (Ethiopia) - red Guangzhou (China) - black Cairo - green Gujarat - yellow Ceylon (Sri - blue Java – brown Using a dotted red line, trace the voyage of Zheng He, the Chinese admiral who sailed the Indian Ocean from 1403 to 1433 under the sponsorship of the Chinese Ming Dynasty. What parts of the Eastern Hemisphere may have been completely excluded from these international trading activities? How might these exclusions be explained? In the reading, we learned that a diverse group of traders at Malacca seemed to get along because they shared “a common culture of trade.” Explain what you think that phrase means and how that “common culture” would influence the traders’ behavior toward one another? In the Case Study, one religion appears to have been spreading along the trading network. What religion seems to predominate and why do you think that this was the case? Gifts and “tribute” had to be brought to the sultan of the trading port. What kinds of items do you think the sultan would have appreciated receiving?
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