Use the passage below to answer all parts of the question that follows.

“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 port city of Hormuz.

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.

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 (Calicut) 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.”

*a Muslim ruler who governed parts of Iran and Central Asia from 1405–1447

Abd-al-Razzak Samarqandi, Muslim ambassador, historical chronicle written circa 1442

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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Answer:

1. The main argument made about Indian Ocean ports is that they serve people from different parts of the world.

2. Their accommodation of different religions

3. Diffusion of religion is one similarity between the regions described in the passage and the Silk Roads.

Explanation:

From the passage, the narrator goes on to show that the Indian ports of Hormuz and Calicut served people from different Asian and Arabic countries around the globe. When he arrived at Calicut, he noted the cohabitation of Muslims and Hindus. Their tolerance of each other must have facilitated trade.

Just like the Silk Roads which served merchants from different parts of the world, thus leading to a diffusion of many aspects of culture, the Indian ports also provided the same advantage.

The main argument made in the passage about Indian Ocean ports is that:

  • They are used by people all over the world.

The factor that facilitated the regional trade in Calicut, as illustrated in the passage is

  • The various religions that were allowed

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 is the:

  • Religion diffusion from one country to another

According to the given passage, we can see that there is a description of the events which occured in the Indian Ocean ports and different religions were allowed.

As a result of this, there is a religion diffusion as people from different countries do trade together through the Silk Road.

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