Classical Period: Trade Networks on Indian Ocean

By matthewpowel
  • Period: 600 BCE to 600

    Classical Period

  • Period: 600 BCE to 400

    Religions begin to spread from country to country

    Janism, Hinduism, and buddhism begin spreading
  • 510 BCE

    Setting sail

    Scylax of Caryanda,a pioneer of geography, set sail into Indian Ocean by order of King Darius
  • Period: 500 BCE to 100 BCE

    Trade begins expanding

    Trade distances become farther and farther and more and more people begin trading.
  • 323 BCE

    Indian Empire

    Mauryan Empire until 185 BCE
  • 300 BCE

    India

    Became a main port for traders and merchants until 300
  • 300 BCE

    Japan

    traded silver until 300
  • 300 BCE

    Africa trade

    traded slaves, gold, silver, and ivory until 300
  • Period: 300 BCE to 300

    India trade

    India traded a lot of cloths, peppers, and cottons
  • Period: 300 BCE to 300

    China trade

    China traded religious objects, books, papers, porcelain, and silks.
  • Period: 200 BCE to 9 BCE

    Technological developments

    the stern was invented.
  • 165

    Roman plague

    Antoine plague affected a lot of Roman and Indian trade.