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The Classical Period: The Indian Ocean Trade Passage

By brittbenton
  • 1000 BCE

    Iron Metallurgy

    Iron metallurgy is known in Western Asia, Southeastern Europe and North Aftica.
  • 1000 BCE

    Aryan People

    Aryan people begin to settle in India.
  • 1000 BCE

    Bananas

    Bananas began to be traded from Africa to China and other parts of the Middle East
  • 907 BCE

    China and The Silk-Roads

    China developed strong trade ties along the Silk-Roads
  • 771 BCE

    Zhou Kingdom

    Zhou kingdom ends in China.
  • Period: 712 BCE to 660 BCE

    Nubia Dominates

    Nubia dominates Egypt.
  • 600 BCE

    Iron Metallurgy

    Iron metallurgy is known in China.
  • Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE

    Confucianism

    Confucius is born and the philosophy of Confucianism begins.
  • 507 BCE

    Roman Republic

    Roman Republic begins
  • 500 BCE

    Camel Saddle

    The camel saddle was developed in Northern Arabia. This allowed camels to transport more goods for trading.
  • 500 BCE

    Greek and Romans Enter

    Greek and Roman sailors and traders began to enter the Indian Ocean which added additional goods and innovations.
  • 500 BCE

    Trading Post

    Hanno sailed around the western coast of Africa. He established colonies and a trading post off the coast of Mauritania.
  • 465 BCE

    Exploration of West African Coast

    Hanno explores the West African coast
  • Period: 323 BCE to 30 BCE

    Ptolemaic Kings

    Ptolemaic Kings rule in Egypt.
  • 300 BCE

    Oceanic Trading System

    Oceanic trading system in place across Afro-Eurasian continents by the last centuries of B.C.E.
  • 300 BCE

    Indian Subcontinent

    The Indian subcontinent was central as a producer and consumer in this vast network.
  • 300 BCE

    Trans-Saharan Trade

    Land based trade routes in Northern Africa were established through the Sahara which allowed for more trading.
  • 271 BCE

    Ashkoa

    Ashoka encouraged contact that influenced the establishment of trade relations.
  • Period: 224 BCE to 651 BCE

    Sassanid Empire Rules Persia

    Sassanid Empire rules in Persia until defeated by Arab Muslims.
  • 206 BCE

    Cloves

    Cloves were traded from Europe to China. The Romans also imported cloves. Cloves were very important in the spice trade
  • 200 BCE

    Pearls

    Popular in the Roman Empire and were ideal fr trading because of their small size.
  • 200 BCE

    Buddhism

    Buddhism was found through aIndian and Chineese cultures and spanned due to the influence of the trade routes.
  • Period: 200 BCE to 9 BCE

    Technological Developments

    Development of the horse collar, stern-post rudder and watermill.
  • Period: 50 BCE to 560 BCE

    Funan Dominates

    Funan dominates Indochina and the Isthmus of Kra in Southeast Asia.