Indian Ocean
“Write Me a Letter Every Week”: Afroeurasian Trade and Integrating Jews into World History
Discussion of integrating Jewish history into world history with an emphasis on Jewish participation in Afroeurasian trade

“Being Deeply Concerned with Agriculture”: The Spread of Champa Rice, and some surprises
Discussion of how to use different sources to teach the spread of Champa rice

Monthly Digest: August 2023
Monthly Digest for August 2023.

“Filled with Various Races”: The Indian Ocean Exchange Network in the Long Nineteenth Century
A discussion of how to teach the Indian Ocean exchange network in the nineteenth century.

“Chinese Came In Droves”: The Indian Ocean Exchange Network in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
A discussion of teaching the Indian Ocean exchange network in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

“Entered Malabar and Built Mosques”: The Spread of Islam in Southern India
A discussion of how to teach about the spread of Islam in the Indian Ocean

“The Unspun Thread for the Message of Allah”: The Indian Ocean Exchange Network in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
A discussion of teaching the Indian Ocean exchange network in the sixteenth century.

“Returning from the Western Ocean”: Giraffes in Ming China
A discussion of how to teach about the voyages of Zheng He using giraffes

“Merchants From All Quarters”: The Indian Ocean Exchange Network, c.1000 - c.1500
Discussion of how to teach the Indian Ocean exchange network between 1000 and 1500 C.E.

“Foreign Ships from Every Place”: The Indian Ocean as a Network of Exchange, c.1000-c.1900
A discussion of teaching the Indian Ocean in world history with a focus on continuities.
