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550 BCE
Achaemenid Empire in Persia
Persian Jewels traded to Mauryan -
400 BCE
Trade began
Empires began involving in trade. -
324 BCE
Mauryan Empire in India
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202 BCE
Han Dynasty in China
Silk traded to Romans -
33 BCE
Roman Empire
Coins traded in India -
400
Medieval Era
Trade began to pick up during this time -
700
Religions spread
Many religions like Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam were brought to new areas. -
750
Ummayad and Abbasid
Powerful ports for the trade route. -
900
Tang and Song
Popular trade routes along the Silk road. -
990
First mention of compass in China
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Period: 1271 to 1295
Marco Polo
Sails through China sea and Indian Ocean -
1405
Zheng He
A military admiral who traveled from China to Arabia several times. -
1490
Ahmad Ibn Majid
Fawaid, encyclopedia written for sailors -
1498
Portuguese enter the trade route
Vasco Da Gama and Portuguese begin to enter the route and fought for trade, causing a decline in the trade route. -
Dutch East India Company entered
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British enter
Challenged for trade routes, the route began to fall apart.