Indian Ocean Trade Timeline By DeeWatson 1000 BCE Sugar Cane 1000 BCE Bananas Period: 1000 BCE to 1000 Indian Ocean Trade Timeline Period: 1000 BCE to 1 CE Phoenicians Period: 1000 BCE to 300 BCE Classical Era 750 BCE Persian Period: 750 BCE to 666 BCE Moroe 700 BCE Indigo PLant Period: 700 BCE to 100 BCE Aksum 600 BCE Trade Network 600 BCE Greek Coin Currency 600 BCE Iron & Silk Period: 600 BCE to 600 Dhows and Lateen sails Period: 600 BCE to 300 BCE Religion Spreads Period: 515 BCE to 510 BCE Scylax of Caryanda 500 BCE Greek and Roman sailors and traders 500 BCE Saddles 500 BCE Cinnamon 400 BCE Isthmus of Kra Period: 356 BCE to 323 BCE Alexander the Great 332 BCE Alexandria Period: 321 BCE to 185 BCE Period of Mauryan Rule 300 BCE Frankincense and myrrh 300 BCE Berenike 200 BCE Saddle improvements and saddle knob 200 BCE Date palm and one-humped camel Period: 200 BCE to 500 Angkor Borei and Oc Eo 100 BCE Pepper