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1947 BCE
Vasco Da Gama
Tried to convert people to Christianity -
1511 BCE
First Portuguese ships at Melaka in
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1505 BCE
The spice trade from Asia to Europe was declared a 'royal monopoly' by the Portuguese
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1500 BCE
Age of Discovery
Indian Ocean was being explored by sailors -
1500 BCE
Diseases
Yellow fever & Malaria -
1498 BCE
Portuguese arrival
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1497 BCE
Voyage
Voyage Da Gama began a voyage across the
Indian Ocean & landed in south asia -
1409 BCE
Technologies - The Chinese made larger ships
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1405 BCE
Zheng He
Zheng He's led the maritime voyage to have more people participate in the tribute system -
1300 BCE
Black Plague
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1200 BCE
Language intermingled during the trade
Arabic, Swahili, Dravidian languages (Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil) -
1200 BCE
Declined after 1200 because the mongols preferred trade over land
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1000 BCE
Who Contributed in the trade
Mediterranean Basin - Ceramics, Wine, Gold, Olive oil, Glassware
East Africa - Ivory, Gold, Iran goods, slaves, Quartz, Tortoiseshells, Leopard skin
Arabia - Frankincense, Myrrh, Perfumes
India - Grain, Ivory, Precious stones, Cotton textiles, spices, timber, tortoiseshells
South East Asia - Tin, Sandalwood, Cloves,Nutmeg Mare -
1000 BCE
China and India both countries have developed initiatives to bolster infrastructure and other connections in the region
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1000 BCE
Traveling on open water
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800 BCE
Who was apart of the trade
China, South East Asia, India, Mediterranean Basin, East Africa and Arabia -
800 BCE
When did the Indian Ocean began
The Indian Ocean Trade began with small trading settlements around 800 A.D., and declined in the 1500's when Portugal invaded and tried to run the trade for its own profit. -
1000
Surged
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1200
Religions during the Indian Ocean Trade
Buddhism, Islam, Christianity -
1498
Europeans arrived
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East India Company
The East India Company attempted to challenge Mughal authority