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Indian Ocean Trade Classical Era

By cindyhubbs
  • 1000 BCE

    Bananas

    Bananas first reached Africa in 1000 B.C.E. This food spread as a crop into the Middle East and into China.
  • 1000 BCE

    Sugar Cane

    Sugar Cane came from South East Asia. By the end of this era, it was known in Persia as a luxury cooking item.
  • Period: 1000 BCE to 50 BCE

    Indian Ocean Trade

  • 960 BCE

    Junks

    Junks were ships that the Chinese invented to carry more cargo for trading.
  • 800 BCE

    Askum

    Askum linked to the Red Sea and he Indian Ocean trades by its port city of Adulis.
  • 700 BCE

    Indigo

    Indigo was used in China to dye silks. Greece and Rome also used it as a resource.
  • 600 BCE

    Iron and Silk

    Silk was exported from China. It was highly priced in India, the Roman Empire, and in the Middle East. At the same time iron was being introduced to China.
  • 600 BCE

    Eurasian Silk Road and the Saharan Trade

    These were two land trade routes. They used horses and camels to import their goods.
  • 600 BCE

    Indian Ocean Trade

    This was the ocean route to import goods. This route brought goods from East Africa,Arabia, India, South East Asia, China, and the Mediterranean Basin.
  • 550 BCE

    Alexander the Great

    Alex founded Alexandria in Egypt which became a major trading post.
  • 510 BCE

    Scylax of Caryanda

    He voyaged into the Indian Ocean after King Darius of Persia sent him to look for the mouth of the Indus river. There were rumors of riches and treasures there. This made him famous after he brought news off the region This led to many more expeditions for trade.
  • 500 BCE

    Cinnamon

    Cinnamon arrived at the Gulf of Aden on the Monsoon winds.
  • 500 BCE

    Hanno

    Hanno sailed around the west coast of Africa. He was sent to explore Libya. There he established colonies and a trade post on a small island off of Mauritania.
  • 500 BCE

    Camel Saddle

    The camel saddle helped the camels carry more goods on their expeditions.
  • 500 BCE

    Persian War

    The Athens agreed to to aid Asia-Minor which upset the Persians. This caused Darius the Great to attack the Greek mainlands.
  • 431 BCE

    Peloponnesian War

    The Athens were against the Peloponnesian League, so they attacked. The Athens lost, and this changed the Greek civilization. Sparta then was the leading power.
  • 400 BCE

    Religion Spread

    Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism spread from the Bay of Bengal to South East Asia.
  • 300 BCE

    Trans-Saharan Trade

    This was a route that cu through the Saharan desert. They used camel to carry their goods. And this path was much faster to import their trading goods.
  • 300 BCE

    Berinike

    Berinike was an Egypt post city on the Red Sea. It was a major center of international trade. It also traded the most with India.
  • 271 BCE

    Ashkoa

    Ashkoa encouraged contact which later led to many trade relationships.
  • 206 BCE

    Clovers

    Clovers went from Europe all the way to China. The Han Dynasty would actually put clovers into their mouths while talking to the king. This would sweeten their breath as they spoke. This Spice was also imported by Rome.
  • 206 BCE

    Compass

    This tool, introduced by the Chinese, helped ships sail through the Indian Ocean without becoming lost.
  • 100 BCE

    Pearls

    Pearls were a popular jewelry in the Roman Empire. It took up very little space, so it was easy to transport. It was not only used as jewelry, but as decor and a powder medicine as well.
  • 100 BCE

    Pepper

    Pepper was extremely valuable. The Romans even used it a money.
  • 100 BCE

    Dieseses

    Rome ad China were beginning to have the small pox, measles, and the bubonic plague. This weakened both the Han and Roman Empires.