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Normally, a flat-bottomed boat used for setting out from the coast, could be used with or without a sail, and
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Goods moved increasingly to Europe, while the former Asian trading empires grew poorer and collapsed.
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The Portuguese began to rob and extort local producers and foreign merchant ships, they were called pirates.
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King David established Jerusalem as the capital city.
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Bananas were cultivated in other places in Southeast Asia, then transported to India, and reached Africa by around 1000 BCE.
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Sugar cane originates from Southeast Asia, by 1000 BCE, sugar cane had reached India, where it was gathered on a larger scale. By the end of the Classical Era, sugar was known in Persia as a luxury item used for cooking.
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During 1,000 BCE the Ayran people began to settle within India.
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A simple navigation device was created called kamal. The Arabs used this to navigate the Indian Ocean.
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The Nubian Kingdom rose at Napata.
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The Persian people migrate to Egypt from Iran.
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The indigo plant was found in 7th century BCE, in
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Three large trade networks developed between 600 BCE and 600 CE. They were the Silk Road, the Indian
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Buddhism and Hinduism grew throughout this time frame. With the exchange of trade, religions were also passed along and shared.
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Diseases were spread through the trading of goods and movement of people. The diseases include; Leprosy, Malaria, and Tuberculosis.
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Cinnamon was transported through the Gulf of Aden then carried on the Red Sea routes or via the parallel overland caravan routes to the Mediterranean.
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Hanno was an admiral from the Phoenician city of Carthage.
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Saddles were produced to make ease the transportation of goods, the saddles were used for land animals especially camels.
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The Zhou Kingdom came to an end in China when the king was killed.
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Caesar ruled over the Roman Empire.
