Indian Ocean timeline.

1947 BCE

Vasco Da Gama

Tried to convert people to Christianity

1511 BCE

First Portuguese ships at Melaka in

1505 BCE

The spice trade from Asia to Europe was declared a 'royal monopoly' by the Portuguese

1500 BCE

Age of Discovery

Indian Ocean was being explored by sailors

1500 BCE

Diseases

Yellow fever & Malaria

1498 BCE

Portuguese arrival

1497 BCE

Voyage

Voyage Da Gama began a voyage across the
Indian Ocean & landed in south asia

1409 BCE

Technologies - The Chinese made larger ships

1405 BCE

Zheng He

Zheng He's led the maritime voyage to have more people participate in the tribute system

1300 BCE

Black Plague

1200 BCE

Language intermingled during the trade

Arabic, Swahili, Dravidian languages (Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil)

1200 BCE

Declined after 1200 because the mongols preferred trade over land

1000 BCE

Who Contributed in the trade

Mediterranean Basin - Ceramics, Wine, Gold, Olive oil, Glassware
East Africa - Ivory, Gold, Iran goods, slaves, Quartz, Tortoiseshells, Leopard skin
Arabia - Frankincense, Myrrh, Perfumes
India - Grain, Ivory, Precious stones, Cotton textiles, spices, timber, tortoiseshells

South East Asia - Tin, Sandalwood, Cloves,Nutmeg Mare

1000 BCE

China and India both countries have developed initiatives to bolster infrastructure and other connections in the region

1000 BCE

Traveling on open water

800 BCE

Who was apart of the trade

China, South East Asia, India, Mediterranean Basin, East Africa and Arabia

800 BCE

When did the Indian Ocean began

The Indian Ocean Trade began with small trading settlements around 800 A.D., and declined in the 1500's when Portugal invaded and tried to run the trade for its own profit.

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