Indian Ocean Timeline

By sschultheis
  • 5000 BCE

    Ancient Fishing Boats

    Ancient Fishing Boats
    These boats are known for stability! They were made from teak and mango wood, which is resistant to rot. These were the oldest fishing craft. These boats were also used to help with trade
  • 1000 BCE

    Bananas

    Bananas
    In 1000 BCE bananas were in Africa.They were considered crop and spread to China and has been known to be in parts of the Middle East.
  • 1000 BCE

    Sugar Cane

    Sugar Cane
    It origins in South Asia, and has reached India. It was a very productive crop used for sugar. By the end of the Classical Era it was known in Persia as a luxury for cooking and sweeting
  • 1000 BCE

    Navigation by Polaris (technology)

    This is known as the Little Dipper which is a bright star located very close to the northern end of the axis. This star never changes its position. As a result it is a good indicator of direction. Phoenician were first to use this method while traveling across oceans were land was not visible
  • Period: 1000 BCE to 300

    Classical Era Start

    The Classical Era of the Indian Trade was from 1000BCE to 300CE
  • 900 BCE

    Kamal (technology)

    Kamal (technology)
    Is a navigation device used by Arab navigators in the Indian Ocean. It determines latitude at sea by observing the distance between the horizon and a particular star.
  • 551 BCE

    Confucius

    Confucius developed concepts about society, education and government that continued to be followed in China. It became very popular in Chinese Culture and society after the 2nd century BC with 5 classics becoming the core of education which spread throughout the world
  • 510 BCE

    Scylax of Caryanda

    Voyage into the Indian Ocean from 510-515 BCE. The king of Persia sent Scylax on this voyage because he heard rumors of riches and wanted to discover the mouth of the Indus River. This voyage made him famous and brought news to regions which encouraged trade expeditions
  • 500 BCE

    Persian War

    Athens agreed to aid the city/states of the Asia Minor, which upset their rival Persians. Then it caused an attach on the Greek mainland
  • Period: 500 BCE to 500 BCE

    Greeks and Romans

    They entered the Indian Ocean after 500BCE and were sent by the king of Persia. This was important as it caused an incline in goods and innovations
  • Period: 323 BCE to 185 BCE

    Indian Empire

    Mauryan Empire untile 185BCE
  • 300 BCE

    China goods

    China goods
    China's main trade was silk it was so important they had something called the "Silk Road" which connected the Mediterranean, Middle East, India, Central Asia, and China.
  • 300 BCE

    African Goods

    African Goods
    Mangrove poles, tortoise shells, ivory, and rhinoceros horns were Africa's main trade goods
  • Period: 300 BCE to 300

    India Trade

    Was a main port for traders and merchants until 300. They tended to trade alot of cloth, pepper and cottons
  • Period: 300 BCE to 300

    Japan

    Japan traded silver until 300
  • Period: 300 BCE to 300

    Africa Trade

    Africans traded slaves, gold, silver, and ivory until the 300
  • Period: 300 BCE to 300

    China Trades

    China traded religious objects, books, papers, porcelain, and silk
  • 271 BCE

    Ashkoa

    Ashoka encouraged contact that contributed to the establishment of trade relations. He did this by sending religious envoy aboard
  • 138 BCE

    Zhang Qian

    Zhang Qian
    Was an explorer and pioneer of the Silk road, he helped China to explore foreign lands and cultures
  • 100 BCE

    Diseases

    Rome and China had common diseases such as, small pox, measles, and bubonic plague. The Rome and China's population dropped and caused the Han and Roman Empires to weaken
  • 64 BCE

    Strabo

    Strabo
    Strabo was a scholar from Greece who traveled to Egypt and other places of the world so he could collect sources that would inform him where the best knowledge of the world was.
  • 165

    Roman Plague

    Antoine plague affected Romans and Indian trade
  • 550

    Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great
    Alexander defeated the Persian Empire and extended Greek control lands in Western Asia, Egypt, Central Asia and the Indus Valley. He also founded the city of Alexandria in Egypt, which became a major center of art and trade
  • 600

    Construction of the First Grand Canal

    This canal helped increase trade
  • 600

    Religion

    Religion began to spread from country to country such as Janism, Hinduism, and Buddhism
  • 618

    New goverment

    With the beginning of the Tang and Song dynasties trade began to increase