Austin Poon
CALICUT
People
Indian Ocean Trade System
- The city of Calicut was inhabited Christianity
- The first voyagers to India, mistook the Hindus for Christians
- Long beards and long hair
- Pierced ears with gold earrings
- They go naked down to the waist
- They cover their lower parts with very fine cotton cloth
Culture Spread
Citations
- Chinese, Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim cultural and religious influences spread along with the trading
- The religions of Hinduism and Buddhism and Indian culture spread to the east and southeast
- Chinese culture spread south and west
- Merchants from different cultures met and they shared the idea of the trading rules and made universal rules that spread throughout the trading system of the Indian Ocean.
- http://www.writework.com/essay/trade-route-systems-mediterranean-and-indian-ocean
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki History_of_Kozhikode#Arrival_of_the_Portuguese
- http://blessingsonthenet.com/travel-india/destination/article/id/1770/tour/id/143/history-of-calicut
- https://blueprintforhistory.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/soe-6-calicut-2.pdf
- http://historicalleys.blogspot.com/2009/01/chinese-trade-at-calicut.html
Development
- 3rd – 4th century BCE - the land where Calicut is now was an uninhabited area within the Chera Empire.
- Calicut became recognized because of the discovery of the sea route to India in 1498 by the Portuguese navigator Vasco Da Gama.
- When founded, Calicut became a city under the Chera Empire
- It became the centre of a very active and prosperous trading port.
Trade
Summary/Conclusion
- Black Pepper and Cardamom were the main spices that were traded.
- Silk and Porcelain from China. Metals, Armor, Weapons and Purfume from Egypt and Persia, Horses and Glassware from the Meditteranean, and Slaves from the Mongol lands and East Africa.
- Traders used the monsoon winds to exchange spices. (Ships powered by wind)
Role in the Indian Ocean Trade System
- Calicut is a city in Southern India
- Famous for the trading of spices
- Effected Economics and helped spread cultures
- Resources stolen from Vasco Da Gama
- Friendly ties with the Chinese (Zheng He)
- Was a major city within the Indian Ocean Trading System.
- It was a major city within the Indian Ocean Trade System
- In 1498, Vasco Da Gama arrived in Calicut, in search for their goods (spices, rice, etc.)
- On February 1502, they bombarded Calicut and stole from them.
Calicut
Economic Effects
- Calicut is in the state of Kerala (Southern India)
- "City of Spices" - trading point eastern spices
- Calicut as a Port City came up somewhere in the 13th Century.
- Lasted ~1 Century because of it's frequent visitors
Zheng He's Voyages
- Merchants started using systems of banking, money, checks, credit, bills, etc.
- China was the first to develop this idea
- Spread toward Calicut later
- Helped make Calicut a major trading center within the system
- Trade became more important in the economy of kingdoms and cities.
- Trade changed many other economic effects, because everyone had a strong desire for foreign goods and a gain in wealth
- Explorer/Fleet Admiral
- Went to Calicut over 5 times
- Calicut was powerful and well known at the time. The Zamorin ordered craftsmen to draw gold into hair-like fine threads, and weaved them into ribbon to make a gold girdle embedded with pearls and precious stones of all sort of colors and sent gift to the Ming emperor as tribute.
- Ming emporer sent Zheng Di to Calicut with a shipload of presents in return.