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5000 BCE
Ancient Fishing Boats
They were used before the classic era, but played a huge rule in the classical era. -
1000 BCE
Beginning of Indian Ocean Trade
The classical era began. -
1000 BCE
Banana Trade
Bananas reached Africa. -
1000 BCE
Iron Metallurgy
Metal alloys were used to start making things for trade. -
600 BCE
Greek Currency
Greece currency started which made trade easier. -
563 BCE
Buddhism
The religion started and was passed through trade. -
551 BCE
Confucius was Born
The start of philosophy in Confucianism -
500 BCE
Cinnamon Trade
The cinnamon finally reaches the Gulf of Aden. -
500 BCE
Persian War
The war broke out and the Persians started attacking the Greece. -
332 BCE
Alexandria was Founded
The city was founded and was considered a "Hub" for trade. -
330 BCE
Roman Empire Ends
The empire ends because of poor political planning by the Byzantine Empire. -
300 BCE
Hinduism Expanded
With the trade taking place this was a great time to influence others when it came to religion. -
204 BCE
Clove Trade
Cloves started in China And made it's wat to Europe. It wasn't used for currency like pepper, but the people higher in the government liked them. -
202 BCE
Han Dynasty Created
The dynasty started and saw a huge growth in the economy. -
138 BCE
Zhang Qian
Zhang Qian was to make contact with the Yuezhi and form and alliance to strengthen his empire against attacks by the Huns. -
130 BCE
Silk Road
The silk road was created, but the Indian Ocean still was used for water transportation. -
100 BCE
Disease Hits
Diseases were shared throughout the roman and Chinese empires, and were passes through trade. -
100 BCE
Pearl Trade
The pearls were the ideal product to trade because they were small and fit on the ships easy. -
100 BCE
Pepper Trade
This spice was super valuable. In some places this was a form of currency. -
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Funan Reign
Funan reigns over indochina.