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The Indian ocean plays a large role in the creation of monsoons in South Asia. As summer heats up the area, wet winds from the Indian Ocean rush towards low pressure areas created by the hot summer. Monsoons usually begin around June 1st. Towards the end of September the direction of the wind changes, and monsoons move towards the ocean.
Muslim merchants from the Arabian Peninsula controlled Indian Ocean trade.
Indian Ocean trade has greatly expanded the economies of surrounding nations. This trade has connected nations in southern Asia to countries in Oceania and Africa.
Alfonso de Albuqerque took control of the Indian ocean trade, along with seizing the island of Goa in 1510
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The Indian Ocean trade route was far away from the coasts and it made sailors not interact with others besides their "mates" And the Mediterranean sea route was next to the coast using monsoons to guide them to other ports.