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I think the regular masses were very influential as time went on. --Alicia 

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I think the regular masses were very influential as time went on. --Alicia 

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I agree with zoe that the merchants had more of a say in this situation because they were leading the trade and setting trade times

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Yes, the silk road was singnificant and still used today, however the Indian Ocean trade was also able to help spread Islam, as well as many other goods. They also had the effects of the monsoon which was extremely helpful and useful throughout the trades

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The regular masses were more influential than the people in funny hats because they were in charge of the trading.

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The silk road was more significant because it reached all the places that the Indian Ocean trade did and also went to Europe

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I do agree that the individual masses of people were more influential with trade.  This is because ordinary people  were the ones that decided where and what was going to be traded.

- Niko Davis

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Usually, people in power are more remembered and have a more of an impact, but people who are not notice could still have an important significance to history.
-Oliver

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The masses dictated the regulations of the Indian Ocean trade which city states relied on. So, the masses had a direct connection to the success and survival of many places.

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The "people with funny hats" only have power as long as the masses continue to give them power. For example if the masses all decided to begin a communist revolution at the same time, the "people with funny hats" would have limited power to stop them

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People with funny hats are not dumb
-Oliver

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Indian Ocean Trade More Prevalent Than Silk Road - Nick M.

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Indian Ocean Trade More Prevalent Than Silk Road - Nick M.

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The Indian ocean trade is much more significant to history than the silk road, primarily because of the volume of people and cultures to which it serviced. The Indian Ocean Trade was much more effective at bringing different cultures together, and at furthering cultural exchange to further humanity

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I agree because even though the people with funny hats are more significant to the countries and empires as a figure, the merchants and workers are the people who made the world work, trading valuable items and working to make the notable names for the countries they work in
- GE

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I believe that the silk road even tho it was important to history was not as significant as the Indian Ocean Trade. The Indain Ocean trade was more wide spread and helpfull to the world and other countries. It also provided goods that only asia could give. It was also easier to get to. All in all my opinon is that the Indain Ocean trade was more significant then The Silk road.

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I believe the Indian Ocean trade was more significant because of the amount of materials it was able to trade. i.e, Islam, a compass, and wood.

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The communist revolution demonstrated that the people always have more power than the fascist oligharchies.
-LMR

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i agree with all your intellectual  idlers

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The Indian Ocean trade was just as significant as the other because both had their pros and cons such as connections to other routes and what they traded.

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Thanks to the Mongols and the Islamic Empire, people in the areas encompassed by the Indian Ocean Trade already had ways of reaching each other. The Silk Road, on the other hand, was the only way that Northeast Asia could reach Europe and Africa.

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I think that the Silk Road was less important because it had a smaller range of impact unlike the Indian Ocean Trade that Impacted a larger region.

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Yes, but if the Indian Ocean was talked about more in history, it would be more historically significant
-Oliver

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In past and present history, when large groups have come together they are able to get more things done

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People in power more important (Ethan Byles)

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People in power more important (Ethan Byles)

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People that have power can change history much easier than those not in charge but both are important and both can affect history.

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The mass of regular people became more impactful to history because of their impact in the Indian Ocean.
-Oliver

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I think the Indian ocean trade was more important because it was bigger and had a more profound long term effect.

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I think the Indian ocean trade was more important because it was bigger and had a more profound long term effect.

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Dvoss

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I also agree with this one in some cases. When it pertains to the Indian Ocean trade, the merchants had more power than those in leadership roles. In other situations, the leaders acted as dictators and were able to control everything.

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I believe that the Monsoon Market place was more important because it involved more people and matched the silk road in terms of spreading both ideas and religion.

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i feel like many ordinary people have more of an Impact on an issue than one monarch so like yeah.
-Hawa

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I think the Indian Ocean trade was more significant because it reached more people by trading from china to Africa to India. I left a more connected and woven world because places got what they wanted and gave to other locations their needs.

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The Indian Ocean trade can be credited for the beginnings of city states like Srivijaya as well as the spread of Islam and invention of sailing technology. The Silk Road was also significant but it gets much more credit than the Indian Ocean trade.

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Indian Ocean trade was more significant (Celia)

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Indian Ocean trade was more significant (Celia)

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The Indian Ocean Trade, while lesser known than the Silk Road, was extremely important. It didn't include Europe, which is a factor of why it's not as well known. However, it encompassed a large amount of diverse people and even created city-states. For example, Shrivijaya was in control of a strait that brought great wealth to the city. But dependence on trade made city-states like Shrivijaya vulnerable and succeptable to the ups and downs of the economy.

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While the elites may have had more political and influential power directly, depending on the trade facilitated by the common man, the potential wealth of the elites would rise or lower. This potential wealth was relative to the amount of trading by the common people, or the amount of goods people from other lands were willing to bring over.

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The Silk Road was heavily influential in long distance trade and it's name has become an icon and is still used today. Also it helped Buddhism spread to Eastern Asia. The Indian Ocean trade only connected the Indian Ocean, the second smallest ocean, whereas the Silk road stretched along a gigantic portion of land.

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I agree that the Indian ocean trade was more significant because there were more people involved, although it excluded Europe. The silk trade Included Europe a lot more and also Africa. The main difference was that the silk trade included primarily luxury items, because they had to carry items on land, while the Indian ocean Trade was able to trade in bulk because they travelled over sea. Also, the Indian Ocean trade routes were less risky than the silk trade ones because they relied on the monsoon winds, which were very predictable.

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The masses of people had more of an impact- FC

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The masses of people had more of an impact- FC

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I agree. This is also evident now. The people have more power because there are more of them. They can protest and start revolutions, which go down in history and ultimately lead to change. When the people don't agree with the laws the government puts out, they usually make their voices heard.

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I agree that the Monsoon Marketplace was more important than the Silk Road, due to the fact that it involved more people and matched the silk road in terms

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Since it encompassed more people, it is more historically significant

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The Indian Ocean trade was more significant than the Silk Road trade because it is more connected to different trade routes and it carried more items that horses cant carry on land. -Ish

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People in large numbers have much more power than they might think. If they all decide something or choose to do something, there is little that the people in charge can do to change it.

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I do agree that the Indian Ocean Trade was more historically significant than the Silk Road Trade.  This is because the Indian Ocean included many people from many different nations.  Also, the  trade was beneficial for all the people that were included.  The Indian Ocean Trade was also beneficial in terms of geographical location.  The people that were involved with trading were relatively close to each other.

- Niko Davis

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The Indian Ocean trade was more significant than the Silk Road.-ZE

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The Indian Ocean trade was more significant than the Silk Road.-ZE

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I think this because more countries were able to participate in the Indian Ocean trade, because many places had coasts along the Ocean. In addition, more goods were able to be exchanged, in particular larger goods. This meant "the masses" were able to participate in the trade, not just those who could afford luxury goods.

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I believe that the Silk Road is more historically significant than the Indian Ocean. The Silk Road connected the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Though Ships could carry more materials and goods than a human could, there are caravans and mules or horses that can pull carts. The Indian Ocean trade is significant and did lead to the rise of some empires, and connected Empires with a coast with the Indian Ocean, the Silk Road was more inclusive of all empires.
-Griffin

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I think that since the Indian Ocean Trade encompassed more people, it was more significant

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1. RESPOND to THIS: Do you agree or disagree (and why): The Indian Ocean Trade was more historically significant than the Silk Road Trade.

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2. RESPOND to THIS: Do you agree or disagree (and why): The regular, masses of people may have been more influential in determining history that "the people with the funny hats." 

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2. RESPOND to THIS: Do you agree or disagree (and why): The regular, masses of people may have been more influential in determining history that "the people with the funny hats." 

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