Classical Period: Indian Ocean trade route

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  • 1000 BCE

    1000 B.C.E

    Iron Metallurgy is known in Western Asia, SE Europe, and North Africa.

    Aryan people began to settle in Indian.
    King David establishes Jerusalem as his capital city.
  • Period: 1000 BCE to 651 BCE

    1000 B.C.E until 651 C.E

  • 800 BCE

    800 B.C.E

    Rise of the Nubian Kingdom at Napata.
    712-600 B.C.E, Nubia dominates Egypt
    Trade goods: Mangrove Poles, Ivory, Rhinoceros Horns, Dates/ Camels, Millet
  • 771 BCE

    771 B.C.E.

    Zhou Kingdom ends in China
  • 600 BCE

    600 B.C.E

    Iron Metallurgy is known in China
    Trade: silk
  • 563 BCE

    563-483 B.C.E.

    Siddhart Gautama, aka Buddha- India- beginning of Buddhism as a religion.

    Mahavira founded Jainism after 500 B.C.E
    Trades: Gemstones, Roulette Pottery, ancient fishing boats
  • 551 BCE

    551-479 B.C.E

    Confucius- China- Beginning of Philosophy of Confucianism
  • 522 BCE

    522 - 486 B.C.E

    Darius I rules Persian Empire
  • 507 BCE

    507 B.C.E.

    Roman Republic begins
  • 465 BCE

    465 B.C.E

    Hanno of Carthage explores the West African Coast
  • 447 BCE

    447-40 B.C.E

    Athenian Empire in Greece
    Age of Pericles: 448BCE-death of Pericles 329BCE.
    Trial and death of Socrates 399 BCE
  • 400 BCE

    400-300 B.C.E

    Kingdom of Meroe in Nubia
  • 334 BCE

    334-323 B.C.E

    Alexander the Great of Macedonia conquers western Asia & begins Hellenistic period
  • 323 BCE

    323-30 B.C.E

    Ptolemaic kings rule Egypt
  • 206 BCE

    206B.C.E- 220 C.E.

    Han dynasty rules China until Qin emperor unites Eastern China in 22C.E.
  • 31 BCE

    31 B.C.E- 14 C.E.

    Caesar Augustus rules Roman Empire
  • 4

    4 C.E.- 30 C.E.

    Birth of Jesus of Nazareth
    Begins Christianity after death by crucifixion 30C.E.
  • 50

    50 C.E.- 560C.E.

    Funan dominates Indochina and Isthmus of Krain SE Asia.
  • 165

    165 C.E.

    Roman plague
  • 198

    200 C.E

    Extensive agriculture practices in Japan
  • 224

    224 C.E.- 651 C.E.

    Sassanid Empire rules Persia until the defeat of Chosroes by the Arab Muslims
  • 476

    476 C.E

    Collapse of Rome