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3500 BCE
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia was one of the earliest civilizations and were some of the first people to spark trade around the world. -
3000 BCE
Egypt
During this time the Egyptian civilization was becoming stronger and were using resources such as copper tools -
2500 BCE
Indus River Valley
During this time the IRV civilization was thriving and they were believed to be trading with Mesopotamia -
2200 BCE
Minoan
Minoans were a people that stayed to themselves and were very delicate in their art. -
2000 BCE
China
China had two main regions: the south coast for agriculture and the north where it is dry. -
1900 BCE
Mycenaean
These were some of the earliest Greeks and they were known to be great warriors -
1000 BCE
Andean
The Andeans were a unique civilization, because they lacked cereal grain and pottery, but used their resources to make do. -
900 BCE
Sparta
Sparta was one of the most militaristic states in the ancient civilizations and they believed trade was a threat -
900 BCE
Athens
Athens was a very powerful naval state and focused a lot on overseas trade -
500 BCE
India
India around this time were major players in the Silk Road used for trade. -
300
Ghana
Ghana became a very wealthy state very fast, because they acted as a middle man for trade in Africa -
330
Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire was very powerful, because of its part in trade and strong agricultural society -
500
Japan
Japan was also a big part of the Silk Road trade at this time, and grew quickly because of it -
1230
Mali
Mali was another middle man in the African trade region, and they controlled the gold producing regions. -
1428
Tenochtitlán
Tenochtitlán is built on an island, so they used canals to supply their people and trade.
