Book contents
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Maps and Charts (in color plates)
- Illustrations (in color plates)
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction: The Geography of the Indian Ocean and Its Navigation
- Part I The Ancient Routes of Trade and Cultural Exchanges and the First States (Sixth–Second Millennium bce)
- Part II The Birth of the Afro-Eurasian World-System (First Millennium bce – Sixth Century ce)
- Introduction
- Chapter 8 The Beginnings of the Iron Age
- Chapter 9 The Roads to the Orient
- Chapter 10 India: The Birth of a New Core
- Chapter 11 Southeast Asia, an Interface between Two Oceans
- Chapter 12 China: From Kingdoms to Unification
- Chapter 13 Arabia: Maritime Cultures and the Rise of the Caravan Trade
- Chapter 14 East Africa: The Emergence of a Pre-Swahili Culture on the Azanian Coast
- Chapter 15 The Austronesian Expansion and the First Malagasy Cultures
- Bibliography
- Index of Geographical names
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Chapter 12 - China: From Kingdoms to Unification
from Part II - The Birth of the Afro-Eurasian World-System (First Millennium bce – Sixth Century ce)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 October 2019
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Maps and Charts (in color plates)
- Illustrations (in color plates)
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction: The Geography of the Indian Ocean and Its Navigation
- Part I The Ancient Routes of Trade and Cultural Exchanges and the First States (Sixth–Second Millennium bce)
- Part II The Birth of the Afro-Eurasian World-System (First Millennium bce – Sixth Century ce)
- Introduction
- Chapter 8 The Beginnings of the Iron Age
- Chapter 9 The Roads to the Orient
- Chapter 10 India: The Birth of a New Core
- Chapter 11 Southeast Asia, an Interface between Two Oceans
- Chapter 12 China: From Kingdoms to Unification
- Chapter 13 Arabia: Maritime Cultures and the Rise of the Caravan Trade
- Chapter 14 East Africa: The Emergence of a Pre-Swahili Culture on the Azanian Coast
- Chapter 15 The Austronesian Expansion and the First Malagasy Cultures
- Bibliography
- Index of Geographical names
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
Trans-Asian routes were used as early as the third and second millennia bce (see above), and ships also sailed along the Chinese coasts. Exchange networks grew significantly during the first millennium. Internal development went along with the formation of a state succeeding the Shang state and centered on the Yellow River valley. China became interconnected with Central Asia and India on the one hand, and Southeast Asia, on the other. These changes made China a major pole in the system that was taking shape.
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- The Worlds of the Indian OceanA Global History, pp. 521 - 565Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019