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Topic 2.3: Exchange in the Indian Ocean

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Additional Resources

Additional resources supporting Topic 2.3: Exchange in the Indian Ocean from AMSCO® Advanced Placement® World History: Modern [1200–Present].

OpenStax Text

The following references and links are to the OpenStax Text, World History Volume 2, from 1400.

Resource

Book Page(s)

Online

2.1 India and International Connections

35–50

2.2 The Malacca Sultanate

50–55

2.3 Exchange in East Asia

61–67

4.3 The Safavid Empire

138–142

5.2 Crossing the Atlantic

164–167

Kordas, Ann, Ryan J Lynch, Brooke Nelson, and Julie Tatlock. World History Volume 2, from 1400. Houston, Texas: OpenStax, 2025.

OpenStax Text materials are © 1999-2025, Rice University. Except where otherwise noted, under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.


Video Resources

The following video resources are have been created by various authors and supplement the Topic 2.3: Exchange in the Indian Ocean from AMSCO® Advanced Placement® World History: Modern [1400–Present].

The Indian Ocean Trade Network

"The Indian Ocean Trade Network" by Steve Heimler from Heimler's History Channel (YouTube).

Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade

"Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18" by John Green from Crash Course (YouTube).

Columbus, Casco da Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners

"Columbus, Caso da Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners: Crash Course World History #21" by John Green from Crash Course (YouTube).

Deep Dive: Malacca

"Deep Dive: Malacca" by Emily Glankler from Anti-Social Studies Channel (YouTube).

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