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Large desert located in northwest China. Merchant on the Silk Road were forced to travel around the desert instead of through it.
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Bananas reach Africa
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Sugar cane reaches India
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A group of people that lived in the coastal area of South Syria and Lebanon. They traveled vast distances to trade goods such as cloth, glass items, wine, olives, olive oil, wheat, spices, metals, honey, and wood. They also made advancements such as ship building, navigation (using the North Star), and the alphabet.
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Monument raised by Assyrian King Shalamaneser III. Contains carvings that include exotic plants and animals (example; monkeys, elephants, camels) and gives proof the society had reached Southwest Asia.
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Pharaoh Necho of Egypt began the construction of a canal to connects the two bodies of water to improve trade. The project was abandoned for fear of invasion, ruining Egypt's fresh water supply, and worry of the canal being choked by sand after construction.
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An explorer hired by King Darius of Persia to discover the mouth of the Indus River. Later wrote a handbook for sailors.
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An admiral from Carthage who sailed around the western coast of Africa. He gives the first know descriptions of that area. Hanno established colonies along the Moroccan coast and a trading post off the coast of Mauritania.
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The camel saddle, developed in north Arabia, aided nomads and herders. Trade between north Africa and the African Savanah was established because people could now comfortably ride camels for long distances.
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Important good traded throughout the Classical world. Exact origins of growth are unknown.
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Founded by Alexander the Great, Alexandria was a hub for international trade because of it's location; along the Mediterranean Sea and Nile River.
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Refers to the time after the rule of Alexander the Great. Greece had grown in size causing art and culture to be integrated into Europe and Asia with influenced interactions and cultural exchanges between lands.
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"Lost" trade city described in the Qur'an. Possible collapse of the caravan city due to limestone deterioration.
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Buddhism arrived in Sri Lanka.
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Egyptian port-city on Red Sea was founded. Used to import elephants from Africa. Also known to trade goods with India.
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Indian emperor who encouraged the spread of Buddhism.
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Luxury item exchanged on the Silk Road. It was used as a traded good and also money.
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A trading post that connected the Roman Empire (Mediterranean) to the Parthian Empire (Iran). This city connected two important trade routes; Silk Road and Incense Road.
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Early explorer of the Sild Road trade routes. He mapped out the routes.
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Life span of Greek traveler, author, and geographer. Scholars later took Strabo's descriptions and created maps to aid in trade.
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Wrote books on the geography of the trade routes to aid trade between the 5 neighboring empires; Roman Empire, Kushan Empire, Parthian Empire, Nomadic Confederation of the Xiongnu , and the Han Empire.
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Pepper, Indigo die, and gemstones were all popular products of India that were traded.
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Grain used to make flour, porridge, and bread the was brought to the shores of the Indian Ocean and Rea Sea.
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Book written by an Egyptian merchant that documented trade including ports, people, boasts, and items traded.
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Encyclopedia written by Pliny the Elder, a Roman author. The documents prove trade between the Roman Empire and the Arabian Peninsula.
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Popular luxury item used for jewelry, decoration, and medicine. The "best" pearls came from the Arabian Gulf and were brought to the Roman Empire.