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13,000 BCE
Key Technological Advances
bow & arrows were used to make hunting easier -
3500 BCE
Key Technological Advances
development of bronze technology, leading to Bronze Age period -
Period: 334 BCE to 323 BCE
Significant People
Alexander The Great conquers western Asia and begins the Hellenistic period -
Period: 31 BCE to 14 BCE
Significant People
Caesar Augustus rules the Roman Empire -
500
Network
trade route develops through the Straits of Malacca, connecting Indian Ocean with the South China Sea -
990
Key Technological Advances
Chinese invention of compass -
1556
Network
Portuguese establish trading post on island of Macao, China -
1564
Network
Portuguese link Indian Ocean Trade Networks to the New World via Philippines. -
1570
Network
Japan opens trade at Nagasaki -
Network
British establish trading factory in Calcutta, India -
Goods
Fulton invents commercial steamboat -
Goods
Telegraph machine aids rapid communication