Classical Period: Indian Ocean Trade

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  • 1000 BCE

    Sugar Cane

    Sugar cane is a type of grass, like corn, wheat, and other grains. Just like others plants, sugar cane manufactures sugar from water and sunlight.
  • 1000 BCE

    Bananas

    Bananas originated from a wild variety of tropical plants.Bananas spread as a crop and a food into China, and possibly in the Middle East during the Classical Era.
  • Period: 1000 BCE to 1 BCE

    Navigation by Polaris

    Phoenicians were among the first to utilize this navigational tool along their travels across the​ oceans when no land was visible.
  • 900 BCE

    Kamal

    This was an easy navigational tool that was used by Arab navigators.
  • 800 BCE

    Rise of the Nubian Kingdom

  • 771 BCE

    Zhou Kingdom ends in China

  • 551 BCE

    Life of Confucius in China

    This is the beginning of Confucianism which was founded by the Chinese philosopher, Confucius. He believed in restoration​ and order of superior​ men.
  • 500 BCE

    Hanno

    He was an admiral from the Phoenician city of Carthage who sailed around the western coast of Africa.
  • 500 BCE

    Camel Saddle

    This invention allowed camels to carry a bigger load which made trading as well as traveling a lot easier.
  • 430 BCE

    India and Buddhism

    Buddha makes its way to India around 430 BCE.
  • 400 BCE

    Kingdom of Meroe in Nubia

  • Period: 326 BCE to 325 BCE

    Nearchus, Captain of Alexander the Great's Navy

    He was an explorer and an officer in the navy who began a journey at the Indus River and led to the coastline to the straight of Hormuz and proceeded up to the Persian Gulf and continued to the Tigris River.
  • 300 BCE

    Eurasian and African Trade Routes

    Items including Chinese silks and porcelains could be carried the length of the network and were to be sold on the other side, in markets, such as Rome.
  • 300 BCE

    Hinduism

    Hinduism was the belief that believed in reincarnation, Karma, and the divinity of the four Vedas.
  • 300 BCE

    Discovery of Monsoons

    A monsoon can e classified as a heavy wind that traveled southwest in the winter months and northeast in the summer.
  • 206 BCE

    Han Dynasty rises in China

  • 206 BCE

    Cloves

    Cloves are dried flower buds that are taken from tropical evergreen clove trees. These trees are native to Indonesia in the Maluku islands and they can grow up to 30 feet tall. Cloves were used for cooking as well as medical purposes. Cloves were considered highly desired luxury items that were traded regularly usually along routes that stretched from Europe to China.
  • 138 BCE

    Zhang Qian

    He was an explorer and a pioneer of the "Silk Road." He also helped open up China to explore foreign lands and cultures.
  • 133 BCE

    Punic Wars

    Rome wanted to establish dominance in the Mediterranean world, which resulted in the expansion of Romel.
  • 100 BCE

    Diseases

    Diseases that were common in China and Rome include the bubonic plague, measles, and smallpox. These diseases caused China and Rome's population to decrease as well as caused the Roman Empire and the Han dynasty to weaken.
  • 64 BCE

    Strabo the Geographer

    Strabo was a scholar from Greece who would travel to Egypt and other great places of the world just so that he could collect sources that would then tell him where the best knowledge of the world was.
  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar

    He was a Roman general who overthrew the republic and was assassinated by senators.
  • 31 BCE

    Caesar Augustus

    He was the first emperor of Rome.
  • Period: 27 BCE to 206 BCE

    Silk Road

    This road connected the Mediterranean, the middle east, India, central Asia, and China.This helped the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty to become wealthy which encouraged traders to travel to see these goods.
  • 150

    Kushan Gold Coin

    The Kushan Gold Coin was the currency of the Indian Ocean. This gold coin came from the Kushan Empire.Those who were once part of the tribal group called the Yuezhi participated in overland trade with other important empires such as The Romans, the Hans, and the Parthians. Their empire was located along the Silk Road and the Indian Ocean, which allowed them direct access to the ports of the Arabian Peninsula.
  • 224

    Sassanid Empire rules in Persia

  • 600

    Construction of the First Grand Canal

    This helped increase trade.
  • Period: 600 to 300

    The Spread of Religion

    Hinduism and Buddism were two of the many religions spread due to the migration of people and by following the trade routes.
  • 618

    Rise of new governments

    With the beginning of the Tang and Song dynasties trade began to increase in this region.
  • Period: 618 to 900

    Advancements in Technology

    With the beginning of the Tang and Song dynasties trade began to increase in this region.