Keys Products/Ideas
-Cotton textiles
-Textile dyeing
-Concept of zero
-Sugar (found out how to crystallize it)
(more than this but these are the most significant)
How did India get involved in trade?
-Trade networks (specifically by water)
-Production of high-demand goods
-Strategic location
-Malay sailors helped spread their ideas and products
What was southernization’s impact on India?
India became powerful, wealthy, were exposed to goods from other places, and more.
Gold Bullion
-India wanted gold
-Originally got gold from Siberia (northern Russia) but stopped due to nomadic fighting
-Then got gold from East and South Africa
-This helped develop African cities