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Disease spread from Asia to China and the Mediterranean.
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Confucius was a philosopher who spread his ideas that led to other philosophers, Mencius, Shang Yang, and Laozi, to spread their own ideas.
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Scylax or Caryanda went exploring and landed at Yemeni ports. He encouraged trade expeditions.
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Herodotus was born. He was a traveler and a historian that spread other people's cultures and customs.
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Wandering missionaries had carried the Buddhist faith from central Asia to Sri Lanka and into China and Japan.
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Alexander the Great started his quest to conquer areas in Persia, Asia, India, and the Mediterranean.
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Alexander the Great founded centers of scholarship in Greek learning. Encouraged intermarriage and accommodated various traditions in a multinational empire.
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Indian artists used Greek themes and mathematical knowledge was exchanged. Greeks converted to Buddhism and Hinduism, often combining them.
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The fall of the Han Empire caused a decline in the Rome-China trading axis.
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The spread of Hinduism led to a migration of merchants, artisans, servants, and laborers, and achievements in mathematics and the sciences.
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Slavery spread due to Roman agriculture becoming increasingly commercialized.
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Roman waterwheels and manufacturing operations spread.
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Romans bought silks and other processed goods from Asia.
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Romans traded exotic African animals, skins, and gold.
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He spread the beliefs of Christianity.
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A detailed description of the trade between Roman Egypt and India that included all of the ports on the Red Sea, the African coast, and the Arabian Peninsula.
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Copper, wood, pearls, cloth and gold were commonly exchanged during this time between Roman Egypt and India.
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Camels were introduced to Africa from Asia.
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A major trading city for frankincense and incense.