The Portuguese heard of Columbus's claim to having reached the Indies by sailing west across the Atlantic
They heard they found some neat stuff along the way, and had some major parties with the local natives...and they wanted to do the same thing.
He made a profit of several thousand percent on cargo of spices
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Goah?
India's coast is 7,517 kilometers (4,671 mi) long; of this distance, 5,423 kilometers (3,370 mi) belong to peninsular India, and 2,094 kilometers (1,301 mi) to the Andaman, Nicobar, and Lakshadweep Islands. According to the Indian naval hydrographic charts, the mainland coast consists of the following: 43% sandy beaches, 11% rocky coast including cliffs, and 46% mudflats or marshy coast.
they sold other Africans to slave traders The West African tribes, waged war with each other in order to raid and captured people from rival tribes which they then transported to the coast and sold to slave traders. It was a lucrative business for them and made the coastal tribes very rich and powerful.
They heard they found some neat stuff along the way, and had some major parties with the local natives...and they wanted to do the same thing.
They heard they found some neat stuff along the way, and had some major parties with the local natives...and they wanted to do the same thing.
East Indian company
does India have a coast does India have a coast
The term that best describes the role of traders living along the Swahili Coast is "merchant traders." These individuals were involved in the trade of goods such as gold, ivory, slaves, and spices between the East African coast and the Arabian Peninsula, Persia, India, and even as far as China. They played a crucial role in facilitating cultural exchange and economic development in the region.
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the pirate took a long voyage along the Atlantic coast.
Historically, Muslims bridged the trade routes between Europe and Asia, especially in moving spices from India and Indonesia to the Mediterranean Coast.
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it is on the east coast
The west coast
Sri Lanka is off the southeastern coast of India. Maldives is off the southwestern coast of India.