Indian ocean

Indian Ocean Trade

By lexidowney
  • 3000 BCE

    Indian Oceans Beginnings

    Using small rafts and canoes travelers would move to different towns and trading ports along the coastlines of Arabia to the Indian subcontinent.
  • 3000 BCE

    Magan Boats

    These boats where made with reeds, coated with bitumen and clay. They where fitted with square sails and steering oars, used for trading in the Arabian Gulf and beyond.
  • 2750 BCE

    Copper

    Copper was widely used in ancient Mesopotamia and Iran, allowing them to make tools, weapons, utensils, and jewelry. Evidence shows that copper was imported from Oman.
  • 2300 BCE

    Cotton Trade

    India introduced cotton textiles and began trading them, replacing wool clothing that was worn in most countries at the time.
  • 1000 BCE

    Bananas

    Bananas were found growing in Southeast Asia. Then were transported to India and Africa.
  • 1000 BCE

    Sugar Cane

    Sugar Cane was a popular trade good during the Classical Era as it was used for sweetening and cooking. Sugar cane was very popular in Southeast Asia and located in India.
  • 1000 BCE

    King David

    At this point King David had established Jerusalem as a capital city.
  • 800 BCE

    Rise of Nubian Kingdom

    During this time the Nubian kingdom dominates in Egypt. They sailed in large vessels to kingdoms along the Red Sea and Mediterranean coasts. They mostly traded olive oil, ivory, incense, and ebony.
  • Period: 600 BCE to 300 BCE

    Religion

    During this time the trade of goods wasn't the only thing being traded. Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism spread across the Bay of Bengal to Southeast Asia.
  • 510 BCE

    Scalax of Caryanda

    Scylax of Caryanda went on a voyage into the Indian Ocean exploring in the service of King Darius of Persia. King Darius had heard of the riches of India and wanted to discover the mouth of the Indus river.
  • 500 BCE

    Greek and Roman Sailors

    This is when the Greek and Roman sailors and traders entered the Indian Ocean trading ceramics, glassware, olive oil, and gold.
  • 460 BCE

    Spread of Disease

    At this time diseases were starting to spread though the trading and movement of people. A few of these diseases were: Leprosy, Malaria, and Tuberculosis.
  • 338 BCE

    Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great, a Greek king with the largest army ever in Greece. He defeated the Persian Empire, conquered Asia, Egypt, Central Asia, and the Indus Valley.
  • 106 BCE

    The Silk Road

    The Silk Road was a trade route created by Zhang Quian. Connecting the Mediterranean, Middle East, India, Central Asia, and China. This was a very popular trade route due to the rise of the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire.
  • 661

    Rise of the Umayyad

    The rise of the Umayyad on the Arabian Peninsula provided a powerful western connection for the trade routes.
  • 800

    Trade Routes

    The Indian trade routes began to connect to India, East Africa, Arabia, and Southeast Asia.
  • 960

    The Song Dynasty

    The Song dynasty encouraged land based trading on the silk road as well as marina trading. They also created a powerful imperial navy to control piracy on the eastern end of the route.
  • 1498

    Pirates

    The Portuguese in the Indian Ocean trade began their time as pirates instead traders. They seized port cities like Calicut on India's west coast and Macau, in southern China. The Portuguese.
  • 1499

    Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama was the first person to sail a Portuguese ship to India to establish a trade network. (Not all the Portuguese were pirates)

  • The Tea Trade

    England got most of their tea from India. Both the rich and poor drank tea. The rich were able to drink their tea with imported sugar and the poor had to use molasses syrup.