Indian ocean

Indian Ocean Classical Era

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  • Classical Era Begins
    1000 BCE

    Classical Era Begins

    Beginning of the Classical Era across the Indian Ocean
  • India Settled
    1000 BCE

    India Settled

    The Aryan People begin to settle India
  • Asia's Goods Spread
    999 BCE

    Asia's Goods Spread

    Iron metallurgy known in Western Asia and sugar cane in Southeast Asia. Iron metallurgy later on spreads to China in 600 B.C.E.
  • Change of Power in China and Africa
    800 BCE

    Change of Power in China and Africa

    Nubia dominates Egypt and the Zhou Kingdom is over in China.
  • New Religion in India
    563 BCE

    New Religion in India

    Buddha appears and the beginning of a new religion named Buddhism is introduced. In Sri Lanka the first Buddhist Monument named Jetvana Stupa is built
  • Africa Explored
    465 BCE

    Africa Explored

    Hanno of Cathage explores the West African coast
  • New Leader of Asia
    334 BCE

    New Leader of Asia

    Alexander the Great conquers Western Asia and Northern Africa.
  • New Rulers of China and Egypt
    323 BCE

    New Rulers of China and Egypt

    Hon Dynasty rules China (206 B.C.E) and Ptolemaic rules Egypt (323 B.C.E). Cloves are also traded at this time to cure bad breath.
  • Roman Empire
    31 BCE

    Roman Empire

    Caesar Augustus (son of Julius Caesar) rules the Roman Empire. Pearls become a popular jewelry worn among the Romans.
  • Christian Faith
    45

    Christian Faith

    Birth of Jesus ( 4 C.E.) Apostle Paul spreads Christianity around the Mediterranean.
  • China
    221

    China

    Qin takes over to Unite Eastern China. Silk begins to rise in trade and would later on gain importance during the Roman Empire.
  • Persia Falls
    224

    Persia Falls

    Sassanid Empire lead by Chosroes is taken over by Arab Muslims.
  • The Kamal
    230

    The Kamal

    A navigation tool used by Arab navigators to travel the Indian Ocean. This invention was well suited to help guide through the Indian Ocean due to the monsoon winds.
  • End of an Era
    300

    End of an Era

    The end of the Classical Era along the Indian Ocean. Indian Ocean still remains a main vessel in today's world of trade (Present)