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  2. Indian Ocean trade - Wikipedia

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    Indian Ocean trade has been a key factor in East–West exchanges throughout history. Long-distance maritime trade by Austronesian trade ships and South Asian and Middle Eastern dhows, made it a dynamic zone of interaction between peoples, cultures, and civilizations stretching from Southeast Asia to East and Southeast Africa, and the East Mediterranean in the West, in prehistoric and early ...

  3. Pre-colonial trade routes in Africa - Wikipedia

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    The pre-colonial trade routes and networks in Africa were extensive and sophisticated, connecting various regions of the continent and facilitating the exchange of goods, culture, and ideas. These routes played a crucial role in the development of African civilizations , fostering economic prosperity and cultural exchange long before European ...

  4. Maritime Silk Road - Wikipedia

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    Austronesian proto-historic and historic (Maritime Silk Road) maritime trade network in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean [1]. The Maritime Silk Road or Maritime Silk Route is the maritime section of the historic Silk Road that connected Southeast Asia, East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian Peninsula, eastern Africa, and Europe.

  5. Swahili city-states - Wikipedia

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    The Swahili city-states were independent, self-governing urban centres that were located on the Swahili coast of East Africa between the 8th and 16th centuries. These were primarily coastal hubs, including Kilwa, Mombasa and Zanzibar, which prospered due to their advantageous locations along Indian Ocean trade networks, enabling interactions between Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

  6. Spice trade - Wikipedia

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    Austronesian proto-historic and historic maritime trade network in the Indian Ocean [10] Roman trade with India according to the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, 1st century AD. The spice trade was associated with overland routes early on, but maritime routes proved to be the factor which helped the trade grow. [1]

  7. Ingombe Ilede - Wikipedia

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    The site is thought to have been a small commercial state around the 16th century whose chief item of trade was salt. [1] Ing'ombe Ilede received various goods from the hinterland of south-central Africa, such as, copper, slaves, gold and ivory. These items were exchanged with glass beads, cloth, cowrie shells from the Indian Ocean trade. [3]

  8. Africa–India relations - Wikipedia

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    Helped by the monsoon winds, merchants traded cotton, glass beads and other goods in exchange for gold and soft-carved ivory. [6] The influence of the Indian architecture on the African kingdom shows the level of trade development between the two civilizations. [7] Under Ptolemaic rule, Ancient Egypt dispatched two trade delegations to India. [8]

  9. Maritime history of Africa - Wikipedia

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    African maritime trade involved a wide range of goods that were highly valued in international markets. From the East African coast, gold, ivory, and slaves were prominent exports. In return, African traders received textiles, ceramics, spices, and other luxury goods from Arabia, India, and beyond.