Indian Ocean Trades

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  • 2500 BCE

    Ancient Fishing Boats

    Normally, a flat-bottomed boat used for setting out from the coast, could be used with or without a sail, and
    may have been in use from 5000 BCE. Boats aided in travel and transport of goods as well as fishing.
  • 1680 BCE

    Indian Trade Collapsing

    Goods moved increasingly to Europe, while the former Asian trading empires grew poorer and collapsed.
  • 1490 BCE

    Pirates

    Pirates
    The Portuguese began to rob and extort local producers and foreign merchant ships, they were called pirates.
  • 1000 BCE

    King David

    King David
    King David established Jerusalem as the capital city.
  • 1000 BCE

    Bananas

    Bananas
    Bananas were cultivated in other places in Southeast Asia, then transported to India, and reached Africa by around 1000 BCE.
  • 1000 BCE

    Sugar Cane

    Sugar Cane
    Sugar cane originates from Southeast Asia, by 1000 BCE, sugar cane had reached India, where it was gathered on a larger scale. By the end of the Classical Era, sugar was known in Persia as a luxury item used for cooking.
  • 1000 BCE

    Settlement of Ayran People

    During 1,000 BCE the Ayran people began to settle within India.
  • 900 BCE

    Kamal

    A simple navigation device was created called kamal. The Arabs used this to navigate the Indian Ocean.
  • 800 BCE

    Nubian Kingdom

    The Nubian Kingdom rose at Napata.
  • 750 BCE

    Persians Movement

    The Persian people migrate to Egypt from Iran.
  • 700 BCE

    Indigo Plant

    Indigo Plant
    The indigo plant was found in 7th century BCE, in
    Babylon, and were used as dye for silks.
  • 600 BCE

    Trade Routes

    Three large trade networks developed between 600 BCE and 600 CE. They were the Silk Road, the Indian
    Ocean trade, and the Saharan trade.
  • Period: 600 BCE to 300 BCE

    Religion

    Buddhism and Hinduism grew throughout this time frame. With the exchange of trade, religions were also passed along and shared.
  • 500 BCE

    Diseases spread

    Diseases were spread through the trading of goods and movement of people. The diseases include; Leprosy, Malaria,​ and Tuberculosis.
  • 500 BCE

    Cinnamon

    Cinnamon
    Cinnamon was transported through the Gulf of Aden then carried on the Red Sea routes or via the parallel overland caravan routes to the Mediterranean.
  • 500 BCE

    Hanno

    Hanno was an admiral from the Phoenician city of Carthage.
  • 460 BCE

    Saddle Production

    Saddle Production
    Saddles were produced to make ease the transportation of goods, the saddles were used for land animals especially camels.
  • 256 BCE

    Zhou Kingdom

    The Zhou Kingdom came to an end in China when the king was killed.
  • 30 BCE

    Casear Augustus

    Caesar​ ruled over the Roman Empire.