Indian ocean trade

By mzirilli
  • 2500 BCE

    stars

    sailors where now able to track there location in open water using the stars to guide them
  • 2000 BCE

    Mosoon winds

    the discovery of the winds allowed sailors to sail the Arabian sea
  • 2000 BCE

    Austronesian settlement of Madagascar

    trade was able to thrive from the east of Africa
  • Period: 600 BCE to 300 BCE

    religion

    many different forms of religions started to spread because of the trade routs
  • 500 BCE

    Greek and Roman traders

    allowing Greek and roman traders into the Indian Ocean allowed the span for long distance trade
  • 326 BCE

    Nearchus

    general of the Greek military sent by alexander the great
  • Period: 300 BCE to 185 BCE

    Empires involved in trade

    Han Dynasty of China, the Mauryan Empire, Roman Empire, Persian Empire
  • Period: 200 BCE to 200

    ships

    larger, stronger ships where being developed to be able to sustain the harsh waves on open waters
  • 150 BCE

    imports to india

    coins from Rome have been found along with many different objects such as metal beads class and much much more
  • 300

    metals

    metals such as silver gold and copper where a huge committee in India
  • 323

    goods from asia

    products of japan and china have just started to be bartered in these ports
  • 500

    Darius I

    Darius I liked income of goods from Asia because he was involved with trade in the Indian ocean during his early years
  • 1000

    exports of india

    items that India was trading with other nations included spices, cloth, gold, ivory and precious stones