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Sugar Cane reaches India and begins being traded in large quantity's. At the end of the classical era it is considered a luxury for cooking
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It is believed that trade in the Indian ocean began to heat up during 1000 bce
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Persians migrate from Asia to Iran
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Silk road begins to developes, and later becomes the most notorious trade route of the classical era
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Greeks introduce coin currency
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Persian Empire defeated and Greek control over lands in western Asia
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The roman republic begins
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Greek and Roman sailors and traders entered the Indian Ocean after 500 BCE
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Buddhism spreads on silk road
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Alexandria was founded around 332 BCE by Alexander the Great. Took on a lot of Greek and roman culture
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Alexander the Great sent Nearchus from the Indus to the Arabian Gulf in 326 BCE
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several strong states existed Mauryan Empire, the Persian Empire, the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty.
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The rise of the religion/lifestyle in India
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Trade route in north Africa that cut through Sahara dessert. used camels
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Chinese create saddle to improve land trade
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Pearls were a popular in the Roman Empire
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The birth of Jesus Christ of Nazareth
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Roman plague hits and spreads on silk road
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Frankincense and myrrh became major forces in Indian Ocean Trade.
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By 600 C.E., the classical empires of China, India and Rome had all crashed. Silk Road trade declined