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= __**Group 2:**__ **__Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa, Muslim and Jewish Traders, and the South Pacific__** =
 * ==== Trade in this area was a key point in trade, goods traveled all over, some of the goods were what made kings rich! ====
 * **//__ Trade routes were also mainly through the Sahara desert or up and down the coasts fallowing rivers __//**
 * == **//**West Africa**//** ==
 * ====__**// Cammel Caravans were key to travel through the Sahara //**__====
 * ====__**// Oasis's played a key role to keep travel going //**__====
 * ==== Muslim Traders helped the development of written record and better trading ====
 * ====//__** The largest empires were Ghana, Mali and Songahy **__//====
 * ====//**__ Gold mainly came from West Africa __**//====


 * ==** East Africa **==
 * Trade was dominated by Ethiopians but, their rule was dominated by the Arabs
 * Ports were the meeting points for land and sea trade
 * **//__ Great Zimbabwe was a main trading center __//**
 * ==== Swahilli emmerged at the commercial language ====
 * ====//**__ Slaves were an important commodity __**//====

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 * ==** __Muslim and Jewish Traders__ **==
 * ==** Jewish Traders **==
 * ==== Traiding diaspora was an advantage to trading ====
 * ==== Trading groups spread from China to Europe ====
 * ==== Baghdad was essential to trade in Asia ====
 * ====__//** Documents in Cairo Genizah did not contain any manuscripts written by women of the Jewish Community **//__====
 * ====__//** They linked trade from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean **//__====
 * ==** //__Muslim Traders__// **==
 * ==== Muslim traders used mainly the Indian Ocean after the change of the Abbisid Caliph in the 9th Century ====
 * The Muslim control shifted to the east because of the rise of the muslim sultinate delih in the 13th century
 * ==== Hajj and Islam promoted trade ====
 * ====**//__ The muslims had trade control all the way to China __//**====
 * == **__Asia's Complex Trade Patterns__** ==
 * == **The Polynesians of the South Pacific** ==
 * ==== The polynesians came from Asia 6,000 years ago ====
 * ==== They were great sailors ====
 * They had boats that were capable of traveling far and could have reached America
 * ==== The Polynesians were out to make history, find food, and a place to settle down. They did not travel for the joys of expeditons. ====
 * ==== The Polynesians were out to make history, find food, and a place to settle down. They did not travel for the joys of expeditons. ====


 * ==** __Malay Sailors in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean__ **==


 * ==== The Malay sailors made improvements to boats for sailing ====
 * ==== They made "Junks" that helped with hauling more goods ====
 * **//__ They made large sqauare sails that balanced the boat for easier sailing __//**
 * ==== Were capable of carring goods as far as Madagascar ====
 * ==== Established trade routes from East Africa and Asia ====



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Credit: For the PPT [|www.florence.k12.mt.us/1370101031554777/.../powerpoint_**Chapter**_**12**.ppt]
Edited by: Tori Wallace

All information taken was from the powerpoint with just our part, and the text book

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