World History, Grades 9-12

40 °N

E

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

Equator 0°

INDIAN OCEAN

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Zamb

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L. Victoria

Arabian

Sea

Sofala

Kilwa

Zimbabwe

Aksum Aden

Zeila

Dhofar

Mogadishu

Calicut

Muscat

Mombasa

Malindi

Lalibela

Jiddah

AFRICA

INDIA

ARABIA

EGYPT

SAHARA

Madagascar

Zanzibar I.

Land route

Sea route

Winter monsoon

Rain forest

Savanna

Desert

Summer monsoon

0 1,000 Miles

0 2,000 Kilometers

East African Trade, 1000

Trade Goods

Savanna region

Coastal region

Southern African

Savanna region

leopard skins

tortoiseshells

gold from mines

ivory from elephants

saddles

combs

coins, jewelry

chess pieces, sword hilts

Origin Raw Materials Products Made

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GEOGRAPHY SKILLBUILDER: Interpreting Maps

1.MovementHow far did a trader have to travel to make a round trip

from Calicut in India to Kilwa in Africa and back again?

2.Human-Environment InteractionWhich monsoon would a trader

rely on to sail from India to Africa?

3.RegionWhich raw materials came from the savanna region?