Indian Ocean Trade Research Paper

The Indian Ocean served as huge crossroads of trade during 650 through 1750. China and India proved themselves to be the biggest winners of the Indian Ocean trade. Both countries have a couple common dominant factors. These countries had a technological advantage over the rest of the world. Which made it easier for them to produce industrial goods faster, cheaper, and better than anyone else. China was known for their silk and porcelain production, while India had a vast cotton textile industry. From a consumer standpoint, both countries were producing the most popular mass-market items. Like cotton textiles and precious metals. They were producing the goods that the majority of the world craved, which kept them foremost. Likewise they were