Indian Ocean Trade Developments and Networks

World Trade Organization

1995 BCE

The Indian Ocean trades began with a small trading settlements around 800 AD. The city-states along the Eastern coast of Africa made a deal centers of trade. Their most attraction was the gold which is made from the inland Kingdoms and the city-states were easy to reached. Their main transportation that they used was, boats and ships because of the favorable winds, and ocean currents.

Vasco Da Gama

1948 BCE

Vasco Da Gama was a Portuguese who discovered a naval route to the Indian Ocean through the Southern tip of Africa in 1948 BE

Portuguese entered the Indian Ocean

1948 BCE

The Portuguese entered the Indian Ocean trade as pirates than trades. They use a combination of bravado and cannons to enter. They began to rob and extort local producers and foreign merchant ships.

The Telegraph Machine

1837 BCE

When the first telegraph machine was made, it was the main point to text and messaging system to communicate and help increased trades. Davy was the person who invented the telegraph machine in 1837 CE, which helped to construct a commercial telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean.

Cotton Production

1820 BCE

The mechanism of cotton production was expanded in the United States in the 1820 BE. The British empire,the United State and the Indian Ocean were transported fine cotton fabrics around the world. The Indian Ocean has the largest cotton producer and second-largest exports up to day. Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra pradesh, Madhya pradlsm, and Tamil Nadu are their main cottons growing state areas.

British New Factory

1691 BCE

British new trading factory was created in Calcutta Indian and was chosen as the Capital of British because it began involved in politics and acted as an agent of British imperialism in India.

Global Discover

1500 BCE

Portugueses discovered Brazil, Cortes completes and conquest the Aztec empire, Babur founds the Mughal empire in India, and Spanish discover silver in Zacatecas Mexico. all these new existing places allowed for more trades, and exchange of ideas and the formation of new colonies.

China Trade

1453 BCE

In China goods were consisted of silk, porcelain, tea, salt, sugar, and spices.

Central Asia Trade

1328 BCE

In the Central Asia goods were consisted of spices, fragrances, jewels, ivory, and sugar. In Europe, they imported rice, cotton, woolen, silk fabrics, and exported animals skin, furs,and others items,

East Africa Trade

1324 BCE

During the trade of the East Africa, goods were transported from Western and Central Africa. They were traded across trade routes to faraway places like Europe, the Middle East and Indian. The main items to traded were gold and salt.

Iron Trade

1000 BCE

Iron metallurgy is known in Western Asia, in both Europe, and North Africa. The compounds of metals mixed with soil, limestone, sand, and rocks are known as minerals and Iron Metallurgy deals with the process of purification of metals and the formation of alloys.

The development of the Compass

960 BCE

When they created the first compass it helped travelers to have better sailing abilities because the compass helped to monitor wind patterns and they were able to make longer routes.

Monsoon Winds

800 BCE

The Indian Ocean used the Monsoon Winds for maritime trade. They used of the Monsoon winds helped them to reached new places for new goods and increased trades

Srivijaya Empire

670 BCE

The Srivijaya was a check point of the Indian Ocean trade for over three centuries.It helped carried information about the faith across of the Sahara.

Similarities between Silk roads and the Indian Ocean.

650 BCE

The Silk Road and Indian Ocean trading routes were similar in that they both served the purpose of moving luxury goods from East Asia to the markets of the Mediterranean and Europe via the Middle East. Both routes specialized in luxury goods, namely silk, porcelain, and spices. This is because it was very expensive to transport goods over long distances and merchants could maximize their profits by focusing on smaller and more expensive products.

Indian Ocean Network

600 BCE

The Indian Ocean trade network were created in Southeast Asia Indian, Arabia, and East Africa. The Camels helped bring coastal trade goods such as silk, porcelain, spices, slave, incense, and ivory. Also the Monsoon wind was part of the Indian Ocean Network.

Transportation of Trades

600 BCE

The Indian Ocean was divided into three ways to transport goods and they are: Dhows sailboats, dry-cargo carriers, and tankers.

The Harappans

600 BCE

The Harappans were the first mariners from Indian that had maritime trade relations with different countries. they use the Monsson winds to sailed up to the coast of Baharain, Meluhha,Oman Peninsula and Mesopotamia.

Indian Ocean Religion

563 BCE

The life in Siddhartha Gautama was known as Buddha in India, and they began Buddhism as the main religion. Mahavira founded Jainism after 500 BCE.

Trade Routes

500 BCE

During this time the Indian Ocean trade routes were developed through the straits of Malacca, linking the Indian Ocean with the South China Seas.