Indian Ocean Trade

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  • 5000 BCE

    Monsoons.

    Monsoon means season of winds. The first half of the year has the winds blowing from the southeast, and the northeast during the other half. The steady winds allowed for a regular pattern to use.
  • 3000 BCE

    Magan Boat

    This ship was made of reeds that were coated with bitumen and clay. It had a mast and a square sail, along with steering oars.
  • 2300 BCE

    Hinduism

    Hinduism was founded between 2300 bc and 1500 bc.It was, along with Buddhism were the main religions on the Indian Ocean. They were spread through the trade routes.
  • 1000 BCE

    Bananas and Sugar cane trade

  • 1000 BCE

    Camel Domesticated

    The domestication of the camel allowed the Arabs to connect the Indian ocean trade routes to the Mediterranean Sea.
  • 900 BCE

    Kamal invented.

    The Kamal is a navigational tool that Arabs use on the Indian Ocean. It was a rectangular card with a knotted cord through it. Reference stars, observed at their highest point in the night sky, would always appear the same distance from the horizon if the position of the ship was at a certain latitude. The navigator knew what ports were on a particular latitude.
  • 600 BCE

    Arab Dhow

    The dhow had a triangular sail. Indian Ocean dhows were made of tropical wood.The dhow was double ended, having no real stern.
  • 553 BCE

    Cyrus the Great

    Cyrus the Great of Persia founds the Achaemenid Empire.The Persian Achaemenid Empire rules over Central Asia, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and Egypt from 550 BCE until 330 BCE.
  • 510 BCE

    Scylax of Caryanda

    Scylax went exploring for King Darius. He sailed down the Indus River into the Indian Ocean. He sailed westward until he reached the Red Sea and the Suez, Egypt was controlled by Persia at the time. He brought information on these areas and encouraged trade.
  • 510 BCE

    Scylax of Caryanda

    Scylax went exploring for King Darius. He sailed down the Indus River into the Indian Ocean. He sailed westward until he reached the Red Sea and the Suez, Egypt was controlled by Persia at the time. He brought information on these areas and encouraged trade.
  • 500 BCE

    Buddhism spreads.

    The religion spread along the trade routes.
  • 500 BCE

    Cinnamon Traded

  • 327 BCE

    Alexander invades .

    Alexander withdraws from India leaving political chaos behind.
  • 326 BCE

    Chandragupta Maurya

    . Chandragupta invaded the border states, raised an army. He next marched to the Magadha kingdom, killed its hated tyrannical king and ascended the throne. He thus founded the Mauryan dynasty
  • 325 BCE

    Magadha Empire

    Magadha Empire forms after the departure of Alexander.
  • 322 BCE

    The Maurya Empire

    One of the largest empires in the world, and the largest on the Indian Subcontinent.They were well run, The administration of the empire and its financial befits from being well run, allowed for a thriving economy.
  • 202 BCE

    Han Dynasty

  • 185 BCE

    The Maurya Empire

    The Empire ends.
  • 100 BCE

    Pepper Trade

  • 33 BCE

    Roman Empire

  • 750

    Indigo Trade