Indian Ocean

  • 1947 BCE

    Vasco Da Gama

    Tried to convert people to Christianity
  • 1511 BCE

    First Portuguese ships at Melaka in

  • 1505 BCE

    The spice trade from Asia to Europe was declared a 'royal monopoly' by the Portuguese

  • 1500 BCE

    Age of Discovery

    Indian Ocean was being explored by sailors
  • 1500 BCE

    Diseases

    Yellow fever & Malaria
  • 1498 BCE

    Portuguese arrival

  • 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

  • 1405 BCE

    Zheng He

    Zheng He's led the maritime voyage to have more people participate in the tribute system
  • 1300 BCE

    Black Plague

  • 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

  • 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

  • 1000 BCE

    Traveling on open water

  • 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

  • 1200

    Religions during the Indian Ocean Trade

    Buddhism, Islam, Christianity
  • 1498

    Europeans arrived

  • East India Company

    The East India Company attempted to challenge Mughal authority