Indian ocean trade

Indian Ocean Trade

By cclauges001
  • 5000 BCE

    Ancient Fishing Boats

    Ancient fishing boats were created that were resistant to rot and they were made from teak or mango wood. They were the oldest fishing craft and were used majorly in the Classical Era.
  • 1000 BCE

    Indian Ocean Trade started

  • 1000 BCE

    Bananas

    Bananas reached Africa and became a crop traded to China in the Indian Ocean Trade
  • 1000 BCE

    Sugar Cane

    Sugar Cane reached India from Southeast Asia.
  • 750 BCE

    Migration

    Persians migrate to Iran from Asia.
  • 700 BCE

    Indigo

    Found and used for Chinese silks.
  • 600 BCE

    Iron

    Iron was introduced to China and China started to export silk in the trade system which was valued in India, the Middle East, and the Roman Empire.
  • 600 BCE

    Greek Currency

    Greek coin currency was introduced.
  • 600 BCE

    Other Trade Routes

    The Silk Road and the Saharan Trade developed
  • 551 BCE

    Confucious

    A Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher.
  • 550 BCE

    Alexander the Great

    King of ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.
  • 510 BCE

    Scylax of Caryanda

    Renowned Greek explorer.
  • 500 BCE

    Camel Saddle

    Developed in Norther Arabia between 500 and 1000 BCE; made trade easier and more efficient.
  • 500 BCE

    Greeks and Romans

    Sent by Persian Ruler Darius I; Greeks and Romans entered the Indian Ocean Trade which added more goods and innovations.
  • 500 BCE

    Persian War

    Empire of Persia against the Greek city-states. Greeks won this war allowing for their independence from Persia.
  • 500 BCE

    Hanno

    He sailed around the western coast of Africa and established colonies along the Moroccan coast creating a trade post on the coast of Mauritania.
  • 500 BCE

    Cinnamon and Cassia

    Arrived in the Gulf of Aden on monsoon winds.
  • 500 BCE

    Buddhism

    Began to spread via the Silk Road.
  • 431 BCE

    Peloponnesian War

    Effected international relations.
  • Period: 430 BCE to 426 BCE

    Athenian Plague

    Epidemic that devastated Athenian city-states in ancient Greece when they were just seeing victory in the Peloponnesian War.
  • 332 BCE

    Alexandria

    Founded by Alexander the Great; influenced by Greek and Roman culture.
  • 300 BCE

    Hinduism

    Hinduism, as a religion, was formed.
  • 300 BCE

    Trans-Saharan Trade

    Establishment of a land-based trade route in Northern Africa through the Sahara Desert; camels were used for transporting goods which was more efficient.
  • 100 BCE

    Rome and China

    Diseases included small pox, measles, and bubonic plague.