HIST 1059 Lecture : Discussion #3 Essay.docx
22 Jan 2014
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During the fifteenth century, the europeans began to demonstrate their interest in the indian ocean. The indian ocean was certainly a highly productive economy in the. Indian subcontinent that contained many resources such as silver, cotton, textiles, spices, and rice. The indian ocean was linked to the mediterranean sea by sailing through either the persian gulf or the red sea. Another important aspect was that the indian ocean was also related to the pacific ocean via southeast asia. Given the harsh monsoons, the windy storms helped the sailboats move swiftly through the waters. The indian ocean incorporated many emporiums in which merchants converged from several directions to exchange their goods. In the fourteenth century, arab, iranian, gujarati, south indian, and. Chinese merchants all operated in the indian ocean. Europeans saw the potential for innumerable profit in this specific area and they made plans to capitalize on this scheme.
