What effect did the connection with the Indian Ocean region have on the development of Ethiopia?

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A. Effect of the Indian Ocean on Ethiopia
1. world's great arena of exchange
a. crossed by trade routes and rimmed with rich societies
b. eleventh and twelfth centuries, the effects of such exchange increased
c. new or renewed states and trading communities grew in size and influence
2. links across the Indian Ocean lessened East Africa's isolation
a. Arabic-speaking geographers recorded the names of places along the East African coast
b. Arab traders already frequented Mogadishu in modern Somalia, bound for India and China
c. East Africa was well marked on thirteenth-century Chinese maps
3. increased trade of cities and states on the East African coast had the potential to affect state-building far inland
a. a measurable indicator of thorough long-term change
4. new dynasty recovered political unity and began an internal crusade
a. challenged the surrounding Muslims and pagans to convert to Christianity
b. future rulers focused more on agrarian state
1. transoceanic contacts more indirect and less frequent than in the period of the kingdom´s emergence