-
Jerusalem becomes Capitol of Israel
-
Sugar is discovered and is brought to India and other parts of Southeast Asia in this year. Bananas make their way from Indonesia to Africa in this year.
-
The Nubian Kingdom dominates Egypt from 712 - 660
-
The Phoenicians mastered the ways of the sea early on in history and were probably the first to have large sea trading routes.
-
Siddhartha Gautama is born in India
-
Confucius is born in China
-
King Darius rules Persia
-
Hanno of Carthage Explores West African Coast
-
Alexander the Great conquers West Asia and begins the Hellenistic Period.
-
The Camel Saddle was invented by Arabians
-
King Ptolemy II of Egypt founded Berenike as his Red Sea trading port in order to acquire African goods from farther south.
-
The Spice Cloves from Indonesia makes its way into the European side of the Roman Empire
-
In this year the emperor of China sent Zhang Qian to open up trade with Persia and India.
-
Pearls become a Roman favorite for jewelry
-
Founded in India about 100 years prior, this trade city at this time was a major hub for Roam Merchants seeking Eastern goods and wares.
-
Caesar Augustus establishes the long and strong rule of the Roman Emperor
-
The Golden coins of this era begin to show influences from many differing cultures in how they are made and what kind of symbols and wording is imprinted on them.
-
By 4 BC merchants would cross the Isthmus of Kra to save on travel costs and avoid more sea dangers which occurred when sailing around the Mala peninsula
-
Metal coins were in wide use in India under the Mauryan Dynasty. They assisted greatly with trade negotiations.
-
Birth of Christ
-
By 1 BC the Roman, Parthian, Kushan, Xiongnu, and Han Empires were all doing massive amounts of trade with one another on land and sea.
-
Muziris became a major trading port by this year between Roman merchants and Southeast Asian merchants.
-
Gold coins with Caesar Augustus's image begin to be used regularly for trade at this point.
-
By this time period Indian sea merchants begin to master sailing in the Indian Ocean.
-
The grains of Millet and Teff begin to be used as a staple crop in India; they originally come from Africa. Dates begin at this time to be widely grown and eaten in Somalia; they originate from Arabia.
-
Palmyra in the middle of the modern day border area of Syria and Iraq was perfectly situated to manage the great trading routes of the day and by 3 AD were a very wealthy and important trading headquarters as they sat on both the Silk road overland pass but also the Incense Road.
-
Indigo from India is found at this time in both China and Rome as it has become a popular trade item used for dyes and pigment purposes.
-
With the Rise of the Roman Empire by 27 BC the Han Empire in the East is able to establish regular trade routes with Western traders across China and Persia.
-
Jesus Christ dies on the Cross giving himself freely as the final sacrificial lamb
-
Trade was still going strong between Egypt, Rome, India, Africa, and Arabia at this time. At this point in history there were many Red Sea ports, African coastal ports, and Arabian ports at this time doing all manner of trade and business.
