Indian Ocean Trade

By deichhorn
  • 500 BCE

    Trade Route develops ( linking Indian Ocean with South China Sea)

  • 800

    Routes

    Trade routes connected Southeast Asia, India, Arabia, and East Africa
  • 800

    Trade Began

  • 800

    Trade Goods

    Trade goods included silk, porcelain, spices, slaves, incense and Ivory. People used domesticated camels in helping bring coastal trade.
  • 800

    Major Empires Involved

    Mauryan Empire ( India); Han Dynasty ( China); Achaemenid Empire ( Persia); Roman Empire ( Mediterranean)
  • 800

    Exports

    Religion was Buddism, Hinduism, and Janism that spread from India to Southeast Asia.
  • 1050

    Europe

    European exposure to goods, ideas, and some luxuries
  • Period: 1064 to 1099

    European Exposure

    Europeans began to have exposure to goods, ideas, and some luxuries.
  • 1258

    Medieval Era

    During the Medieval Era trade flourished.
  • 1279

    Tang and Song Dynasty

    Dynasties in China also emphasized trade and industry, developing strong trade ties.
  • 1400

    Maritime Trade

    Several major empires blossomed based largely on the maritime trade.
  • 1405

    Foreign Traders

    Everyone wanted Chinese goods, and the foreigners were willing to take the time and trouble of visiting coastal China to purchase fine silks, porcelain, and other items.
  • 1498

    New Mariners

    The Portuguese were eager to join in the Indian Ocean trade, since Asian luxury goods were expensive.
  • 1564

    Portuguese Linked

    Portuguese linked Indian Ocean trade networks to the New World (Philippines)

  • Trade Crippling

    Asian trading empire grew poor and collapsed. The Ocean trade network was almost completely destroyed.