Both the Chinese and the Portuguese sought involvement in the Indian Ocean trade but each group used methods that juxtaposed each other. The Chinese had a lot of goods that those involved in the Indian Ocean trade routes desired. On the other hand, the Portuguese did not really have any goods to trade; no one needed iron pots or the wool clothing that they produced. This led the Europeans to take a different approach; since they could not trade in the way others could, they had to use coerce their way in. Their methods involved the conquest of various Indian Ocean nations and therefore it was much more abusive than the ways of the Chinese. Following the descriptions of Malacca, Ceylon, and Hormuz as found in personal accounts by Ma Huan and…
Our oceans are face with pollution that affects ocean life, including plants and sea creatures. Once contaminated by these pollution sources, delicate ecosystems are forever disrupted. The different types of pollution that affects our oceans are oil spills, dumping, sewage, agricultural runoffs and sunscreens worn by beach goers and swimmers.…
The Indian Ocean region trade had many changes and continuities between 650 and 1750 CE. Economically, Indian Ocean trade stayed the same with its spread of goods from region to region, but changed because of the ways goods were traded along this trade route. Culturally, the Indian Ocean trade stayed the same because of that same continuous spread of ideas and religion, and changed because of the diffusion of the religions already dominant in regions. Politically, the Indian Ocean trade stayed the same in the sense that it flourished while under the control of strong empires, and changed because of the variation of empires that controlled the region throughout this time period.…
No doubt about it, pollution has been an environmental threat for a long time to our magnificent ocean and everyone knows that. In the text, “In addition to debris, the oceans are polluted by oil, sewage, and toxic chemicals,”(Dignan 14). This really proves that pollution is a part of environmental threats because oil, sewage, and toxic chemicals keep on either being purposely or accidentally dumped into the ocean which kills fish and habitats they live in. Vengeance did not come with this, but in other hands, overfishing has also been a problem in the environmental threat category. As the author stated, “...have shrunken-some drastically-as a result of overfishing or catching fish faster than they can reproduce,”(Dignan 14). This shows that overfishing is a problem because each time people overfish, down in the ocean fish can’t reproduce fast enough so less fish than before are left and other fish don’t have food then. Of course, global warming or climate change has been a huge environmental threat for a long time. Beyond that, as mentioned by NationalGeographic.com, “Global warming may lead to devastating droughts.” This illustrates that global warming also is a problem to the ocean because like National Geographic said, droughts cause less fish to appear and the ocean gets overflowed with air from humidity so it can’t get air…
Although the silk road and the Indian ocean trading network both diffused religions,technology,and the transfer of goods. However the silk road supported a strong state for defenses, primarily traded in luxury goods that did not benefit the common man, different religions diffused on each of the trade networks as well. The indian ocean network on the other hand dealt in the trade of bulk goods such as timber and spice’s. The indian ocean network was also never controlled by one large group. The Indian ocean network was often not considered a relay trade where one group gave the goods and the other side received them,but on the silk road the trade was continued one group gave goods to another and then they traded that for something else with…
The article “Trashing the Oceans,” by Thomas Hayden, which was published in U.S. News and World Report, states how the oceans are being polluted by the trash going within it. Another article “Managing Marine Plastic Pollution,”John H. Tibbetts, was published in Environmental Health Perspectives, demonstrates how the pollution is greatly impacting the ocean. The article “Trashing oceans” utilizes ethos, logos, and pathos in a superior manner as compared to “Managing Marine Plastic Pollution” because it holds factual information and draws the reader’s interest.…
As humans we cause a lot of pollutants in the air, which eventually ends up in the ocean.…
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…
While the Indian Ocean and Silk Road were different as trade networks with respect to the spread of Religion and the process of travel, they were similar in terms of the spread of disease through trade.…
The pollutants in our oceans and seas are not only hazardous to marine life but also to the wildlife and humans that consume them. Pollutants are threatening ecosystems not only in our country, but also in others (Sielen).…
4. Trade in the Mediterranean Sea Lanes was much different from trade in the Indian…
38. Silk: it was usually sold and traded to the wealthy, because less fortunate people could not afford it all the time.…
It is believed that 4.6 billion years ago our Earth was formed. And over 200 million years ago the great body of water on this planet, what we call the ocean, was able to be formed (History of the Ocean). For 200 million years our ocean has flourished with the life of all matters of creatures from some of the first ever cells to take life, to pre-historic dinosaurs, to the fish, plants, and mammals we see today. However, today we face a new point in the history of our ocean. Today we face the potential destruction of our beloved body of water.…
According to National Geographic, Factories near the ocean throw their waste in the ocean. Factories near the ocean throw chemicals in the ocean, it will damage the ocean. Bodies of water will be cleaner if there is no chemical and rubbish in it, right? You can also save the marine animals like whales. “Keep calm and save the ocean. The sources that I used are: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/land-edge-coasts/#page=1, http://environemnt.natonalgeographic.com/encycopedia/pollution/?ara=1#page=1 and…
Imagine being a little kid, playing in the ocean. All the waves are crashing and you are jumping over them. Suddenly, you see a large amount of trash, beer bottles, plastic containers, and strings that hold all of it together. You remove the trash from the ocean and put it into a trashcan. By this small task, you have supported the sustainability of the ocean. “Sustainability is ensuring that critical social, economic, and ecological processes are maintained in a way so that both the short and long-term quality of life of human societies and health and diversity of the natural ecosystems are not compromised and the scale of human activities is kept within the natural carrying capacity of the environment.” (Shammin, 2006). The current state…