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1000 BCE
Iron Metallurgy
Iron metallurgy is known in Western Asia, Southeastern Europe and North Aftica. -
1000 BCE
Aryan People
Aryan people begin to settle in India. -
1000 BCE
Bananas
Bananas began to be traded from Africa to China and other parts of the Middle East -
907 BCE
China and The Silk-Roads
China developed strong trade ties along the Silk-Roads -
771 BCE
Zhou Kingdom
Zhou kingdom ends in China. -
Period: 712 BCE to 660 BCE
Nubia Dominates
Nubia dominates Egypt. -
600 BCE
Iron Metallurgy
Iron metallurgy is known in China. -
Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE
Confucianism
Confucius is born and the philosophy of Confucianism begins. -
507 BCE
Roman Republic
Roman Republic begins -
500 BCE
Camel Saddle
The camel saddle was developed in Northern Arabia. This allowed camels to transport more goods for trading. -
500 BCE
Greek and Romans Enter
Greek and Roman sailors and traders began to enter the Indian Ocean which added additional goods and innovations. -
500 BCE
Trading Post
Hanno sailed around the western coast of Africa. He established colonies and a trading post off the coast of Mauritania. -
465 BCE
Exploration of West African Coast
Hanno explores the West African coast -
Period: 323 BCE to 30 BCE
Ptolemaic Kings
Ptolemaic Kings rule in Egypt. -
300 BCE
Oceanic Trading System
Oceanic trading system in place across Afro-Eurasian continents by the last centuries of B.C.E. -
300 BCE
Indian Subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent was central as a producer and consumer in this vast network. -
300 BCE
Trans-Saharan Trade
Land based trade routes in Northern Africa were established through the Sahara which allowed for more trading. -
271 BCE
Ashkoa
Ashoka encouraged contact that influenced the establishment of trade relations. -
Period: 224 BCE to 651 BCE
Sassanid Empire Rules Persia
Sassanid Empire rules in Persia until defeated by Arab Muslims. -
206 BCE
Cloves
Cloves were traded from Europe to China. The Romans also imported cloves. Cloves were very important in the spice trade -
200 BCE
Pearls
Popular in the Roman Empire and were ideal fr trading because of their small size. -
200 BCE
Buddhism
Buddhism was found through aIndian and Chineese cultures and spanned due to the influence of the trade routes. -
Period: 200 BCE to 9 BCE
Technological Developments
Development of the horse collar, stern-post rudder and watermill. -
Period: 50 BCE to 560 BCE
Funan Dominates
Funan dominates Indochina and the Isthmus of Kra in Southeast Asia.