Classical Period Indian Ocean Trade Developments

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  • 1000 BCE

    Trade Already Established in the Indian Ocean...

    Established trade was mostly local and regional. Long Distance trade would expand incredibly during the classical period.
    (Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, 2020, "Classical Era Historical Overview")
  • 600 BCE

    Iron Metallurgy in China

    (Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, 2020, "Classical Era Historical Overview")
  • 600 BCE

    Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism spread across the Bay of Bengal to Southeast Asia.

    Between 600 and 300 BCE
    (Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, 2020, "Classical Era Historical Overview")
  • 500 BCE

    Greek and Roman Sailors and Traders entered the Indian Ocean

    Sent by the Persian ruler Darius I.
    (Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, 2020, "Classical Era Historical Overview")
  • 500 BCE

    Cinnamon arrives in the Gulf of Aden

    (Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, 2020, "Classical Era Historical Overview")
  • 465 BCE

    Hanno of Carthage Explores the West African Coast

    (Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, 2020, "Classical Era Historical Overview")
  • 326 BCE

    Nearchus sent from the Indus to the Arabian Gulf

    Sent by Alexander the Great.
    (Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, 2020, "Classical Era Historical Overview")
  • 326 BCE

    Other Greeks sailed to India...

    and around the Arabian Peninsula to Oman.
    (Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, 2020, "Classical Era Historical Overview")
  • 100 BCE

    Black Pepper

    Important part of spice trade. (Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, 2020, "Classical Era Historical Overview")
  • 30

    Migration of Jews and Christians

    to Ethiopia, Arabia, and India
    (Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, 2020, "Classical Era Historical Overview")
  • 45

    Apostle Paul Travels around the Mediterranian

    (Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, 2020, "Classical Era Historical Overview")