Trade route map

indian trade route classical era

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  • 1000 BCE

    Sugar cane comes from Southeast asia

    Sugar cane comes from Southeast asia
    1000 B.C.E sugar cane from southeast Asia reaches India and is soon spread to all countries along the trade route.
  • 960 BCE

    new technology- the magnetic compass

    new technology- the magnetic compass
    The Magnetic compass introduced by the Song dynasty
  • 900 BCE

    navigation technology of Arabs

    navigation technology of Arabs
    The Kamal was a simple but crucial device used in early Arab navigation.The kamal is a rectangular wooden card about 2 by 1 inch (5.1 by 2.5 cm), with a string with several equally spaced knots is attached through a hole in the middle of the card. The kamal is used by placing one end of the string in the teeth while the other end is held away from the body parallel to the ground. The card is moved along the string, positioned so the lower edge is even with the horizon.
  • 800 BCE

    Jainism spreads

    Jainism spreads
    Jainism expanded outside of India around 800 B.C.E
  • 610 BCE

    Islam

    Islam
    Islam begins to spread throughout the trade routes
  • 600 BCE

    single sailed dhows used for transporting goods

    single sailed dhows used for transporting goods
    single sailed dhows originated in India and were a vital resource for moving goods
  • 600 BCE

    Phoenician navigation

    Phoenician navigation
    Phoenicians navigated the seas using Polaris beginning around 5000 years ago. By 600 B.C.E they sailed around Africa
  • 520 BCE

    new states begin to form

    Due to extensive trade, new states begin to form. Cities were walled and organized states formed
  • 500 BCE

    hinduism spreads to Aryan empire

    hinduism spreads to Aryan empire
    Hinduism is now the third largest religion practiced in the world. It traveled the world beginning with Indian trade routes around 500 B.C.E
  • 500 BCE

    Cinnamon and Cassia

    Cinnamon and Cassia
    500 B.C.E cinnamon and Cassia are valuable in the spice trade
  • 450 BCE

    the stele

    the stele
    in 450 B.C.E the Phoenician stele, a 14 line inscription passed to the Greeks. This is the basis of the alphabet used in most western language
  • 400 BCE

    Phoenician glass

    Phoenician glass
    Phoenician glass was used to import/export things such as wine, olives, olive oil, wheat, spices and honey.
  • 350 BCE

    Phoenician cargo boats

    Phoenician cargo boats
    Phoenician cargo boats could transport large amounts of goods for trade used from 1550 B.C to 300 B.C.
  • 325 BCE

    buddhism

    buddhism
    Buddhism spreads 300-700 B.C.E
  • 300 BCE

    major empires of early indian ocean trade

    The major empires are the Mauryvan of India, the Han of China, the Achaemenid of Persia and the Romans