Indian Ocean Trade Route (Some Dates in CE)

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  • 3000 BCE

    Monsoon Patterns Learned

    Seasonal monsoon patterns were discovered which allowed ships to know when they can safely travel across the Indian Ocean so that they would not get stuck in a monsoon.
  • 1000 BCE

    Aryan People Begin to Settle in India

  • Period: 600 BCE to 300 BCE

    Pilgrims and Missionaries

    Pilgrims and missionaries travel and spread their religious beliefs to the people they come across. The construction
    of temples influenced the arts and architecture. Their sacred texts influenced languages.
  • Period: 563 BCE to 483 BCE

    Buddhism and Jainism were founded

  • Period: 550 BCE to 330 BCE

    Achaemenid Empire in Persia

  • 500 BCE

    Greek and Romans Enter Trading

    Greek and Roman traders were sent to the Indian Ocean by Darius I who was the ruler of Persia.
  • Period: 324 BCE to 185 BCE

    Mauryan Empire in India

    Imported silver, copper, and gold.
  • Period: 202 BCE to 220

    Han Dynasty in China

    China traded silk during the time of the Han Dynasty to the Romans.
  • Period: 4 to 30

    Spread of Christianity through Jesus of Nazareth

  • Trade Route Excelling
    1200

    Trade Route Excelling

    From 1200 CE to 1500 CE