Indian Ocean Trade Developing and Networks

By csavidge
  • Period: 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE

    Middle Harappan Phase

  • 1500 BCE

    Trading began

    Small developments of trading began
  • 1300 BCE

    Where did trading occur?

    Trading system went from Southeast Asia, Arabia, India, and then East Africa. Then, eventually the trade also went to China.
  • 1300 BCE

    How was this trade able to happen?

    They crossed the water on boats, going through dangerous waters. They also crossed land filled with mountains and valleys to get to their destination.
  • 1200 BCE

    Iron

    People are beginning to use iron to make weapons or tools.
  • 1000 BCE

    Popular traded materials

    The trading routes mainly consisted of materials such as iron, gold, silk, copper, food, and ivory.
  • 500 BCE

    More trade routes develop

    Trading went through the Straits of Malacca. This linked the Indian Ocean and South China Sea.
  • Period: 400 BCE to 1450 BCE

    Medieval Era

    Trade flourished during this time in the Indian Ocean
  • 330 BCE

    The Fall of the Roman Empire

    The Roman Empire split.
  • 300 BCE

    Religious practices

    During this time materials were not the only thing that was getting traded, religious practices and ideas started to spread, such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
  • 300 BCE

    Maritime

    Maritime trading is initiated with the Indus Valley to Mesopotamia.
  • 138 BCE

    Zhang Qian

    On his mission to Southeast Asia he expanded Chinese culture and technology to the land he went to and cam back with foreign music, dance forms, and foods that he had learned.
  • 750

    Dynasties in China

    Dynasties in China developed strong ties on land for trade called the Silk roads and they also emphasized maritime trade.
  • 990

    Chinese Invention

    The Chinese invention of the compass first came to play.
  • 1050

    Middle East Trading

    Astronomical tools and instruments arrive in Europe.
  • 1498

    Portugal Invasion

    Portugal tried to run the trade for their own profit.
  • 1564

    The New World

    Portuguese link Indian Ocean trading routes to the New World.

  • Trading Factory

    The British establish trading factory in India.

  • Dutch East India Company

    Dutch East India Company goes bankrupt.

  • Cotton Production

    Cotton production expands to the United States.