a) Identify the main argument made in the passage about Indian Ocean ports. b) Identify ONE factor that facilitated the regional trade in Calicut, as illustrated in the passage. c) Describe ONE similarity between the commercial interactions in the regions mentioned in the passage and commercial interactions along the overland Silk Roads in the period circa 1200-1450.

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"In pursuance of the orders of God, I received orders from Shah Rukh* to depart for India, His
majesty provided me with provisions and post horses and I began my journey from southern
Khurasan, arriving at the port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran before departing by ship to the
In your response, be sure to address all parts of the question. Use complete sentences; an
outline or bulleted list alone is not acceptable.
port city of Hormuz.
Use the passage to answer all parts of the question that follows.
Hormuz is a port situated in the middle of the Persian Gulf and does not have an equal on the
surface of the globe. Merchants from Egypt, Syria, Anatolia, Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, China,
India, and Southeast Asia bring rare and precious articles by sea. Bargains are made either by
money or by exchange. Persons of all religions are found in this city, and no injustice is
permitted toward any person whatsoever. I stayed here for two months until the favorable
time came for departing by sea.
a) Identify the main argument made in the passage about Indian Ocean ports.
b) Identify ONE factor that facilitated the regional trade in Calicut, as illustrated in the
passage.
c) Describe ONE similarity between the commercial interactions in the regions mentioned in
the passage and commercial interactions along the overland Silk Roads in the period circa
We then sailed from Hormuz to Calicut along the southwestern coast of India. Like Hormuz,
Calicut brings together merchants from every city and from every country, and precious
articles are brought there from maritime countries, especially from East Africa. From time to
time, ships arrive there from Mecca and other parts of Arabia. The town is inhabited mostly by
Hindus, but it contains a considerable number of Muslims who are permanent residents and
have built two mosques in which they meet every Friday to pray."
1200-1450.
B
*a Muslim ruler who governed parts of Iran and Central Asia from 1405-1447
Abd-al-Razzak Samargandi, Muslim ambassador, historical chronicle written circa 1442
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Transcribed Image Text:1 of 4 > Question 1 "In pursuance of the orders of God, I received orders from Shah Rukh* to depart for India, His majesty provided me with provisions and post horses and I began my journey from southern Khurasan, arriving at the port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran before departing by ship to the In your response, be sure to address all parts of the question. Use complete sentences; an outline or bulleted list alone is not acceptable. port city of Hormuz. Use the passage to answer all parts of the question that follows. Hormuz is a port situated in the middle of the Persian Gulf and does not have an equal on the surface of the globe. Merchants from Egypt, Syria, Anatolia, Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, China, India, and Southeast Asia bring rare and precious articles by sea. Bargains are made either by money or by exchange. Persons of all religions are found in this city, and no injustice is permitted toward any person whatsoever. I stayed here for two months until the favorable time came for departing by sea. a) Identify the main argument made in the passage about Indian Ocean ports. b) Identify ONE factor that facilitated the regional trade in Calicut, as illustrated in the passage. c) Describe ONE similarity between the commercial interactions in the regions mentioned in the passage and commercial interactions along the overland Silk Roads in the period circa We then sailed from Hormuz to Calicut along the southwestern coast of India. Like Hormuz, Calicut brings together merchants from every city and from every country, and precious articles are brought there from maritime countries, especially from East Africa. From time to time, ships arrive there from Mecca and other parts of Arabia. The town is inhabited mostly by Hindus, but it contains a considerable number of Muslims who are permanent residents and have built two mosques in which they meet every Friday to pray." 1200-1450. B *a Muslim ruler who governed parts of Iran and Central Asia from 1405-1447 Abd-al-Razzak Samargandi, Muslim ambassador, historical chronicle written circa 1442 0/ 10000 WC
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