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They originated from wild tropical plants. Bananas were cultivated in South Asia and moved to Africa.
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Sugar is a wonderful luxury for cooking and sweetening. During the next few centuries, sugar would spread widely with trade, conquest and migration.
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Classical Era ran from 1000 BCE to 300 CE
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Phoenicians first used this to navigate the Indian Ocean. They looked a static star which they called the "Phoenician Star" or what we see as the modern day North Star.
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The pillar contains carvings telling the story of military campaigns and items that were given in tribute to the king as a result of these campaigns
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His statue is shown in the image, began building a canal linking the Nile River and the Red Sea, called the Arabian Gulf by Herodotus.
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Three large trade networks, the Silk Road, the Indian Ocean trade, and the Saharan trade.
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The Phoenicians dominated trade. They lived in the coastal areas of southern Syria and Lebanon, establishing major cities like Tyre, Sidon, Byblos and Arwad.
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Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism spread across the Bay of Bengal to Southeast Asia.
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He did a lot of traveling and was able to write a voyage book for mariners about his travels.
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One of the oldest spices, Cinnamon found it's way across the Golf of Aden because of the trade winds and monsoons.
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The Silk road led to the religion of Buddhism.
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A great leader and warrior was able to defeat the Persian Empire and extend the Greek Rule across lands in the Middle East and Asia.
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Ashoka, one of the most famous Indian emperors, converted to Buddhism and worked to spread the religion.
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Cloves were a very important part of the spice trade, connecting the islands of Southeast Asia to the Asian mainland and other distant regions.
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Focuses on trade with Iran and an area referred to as the "South Seas."
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Pottery made with blue-green ceramic glaze. Theses were an export for Egypt.
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Pearls, which are produced by oysters and must be fished out of the sea, were a favorite of wealthy Romans.
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He was a scholar who traveled to read scholarships of others
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The city of the Sabaeans, Marib, is situated upon a well-wooded mountain. Cinnamon and herbs with fragrant smells
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Silk was a hot commodity in trade. Spun naturally from the silk worm it was used to make many things but mainly clothing.
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Kaveripattanam was the capital and major port city of the early Chola kings of the Tamil state
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The Greek coin.
