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Bananas first reached Africa in 1000 B.C.E. This food spread as a crop into the Middle East and into China.
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Sugar Cane came from South East Asia. By the end of this era, it was known in Persia as a luxury cooking item.
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Junks were ships that the Chinese invented to carry more cargo for trading.
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Askum linked to the Red Sea and he Indian Ocean trades by its port city of Adulis.
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Indigo was used in China to dye silks. Greece and Rome also used it as a resource.
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Silk was exported from China. It was highly priced in India, the Roman Empire, and in the Middle East. At the same time iron was being introduced to China.
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These were two land trade routes. They used horses and camels to import their goods.
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This was the ocean route to import goods. This route brought goods from East Africa,Arabia, India, South East Asia, China, and the Mediterranean Basin.
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Alex founded Alexandria in Egypt which became a major trading post.
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He voyaged into the Indian Ocean after King Darius of Persia sent him to look for the mouth of the Indus river. There were rumors of riches and treasures there. This made him famous after he brought news off the region This led to many more expeditions for trade.
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Cinnamon arrived at the Gulf of Aden on the Monsoon winds.
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Hanno sailed around the west coast of Africa. He was sent to explore Libya. There he established colonies and a trade post on a small island off of Mauritania.
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The camel saddle helped the camels carry more goods on their expeditions.
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The Athens agreed to to aid Asia-Minor which upset the Persians. This caused Darius the Great to attack the Greek mainlands.
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The Athens were against the Peloponnesian League, so they attacked. The Athens lost, and this changed the Greek civilization. Sparta then was the leading power.
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Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism spread from the Bay of Bengal to South East Asia.
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This was a route that cu through the Saharan desert. They used camel to carry their goods. And this path was much faster to import their trading goods.
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Berinike was an Egypt post city on the Red Sea. It was a major center of international trade. It also traded the most with India.
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Ashkoa encouraged contact which later led to many trade relationships.
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Clovers went from Europe all the way to China. The Han Dynasty would actually put clovers into their mouths while talking to the king. This would sweeten their breath as they spoke. This Spice was also imported by Rome.
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This tool, introduced by the Chinese, helped ships sail through the Indian Ocean without becoming lost.
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Pearls were a popular jewelry in the Roman Empire. It took up very little space, so it was easy to transport. It was not only used as jewelry, but as decor and a powder medicine as well.
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Pepper was extremely valuable. The Romans even used it a money.
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Rome ad China were beginning to have the small pox, measles, and the bubonic plague. This weakened both the Han and Roman Empires.