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1000 B.C.E sugar cane from southeast Asia reaches India and is soon spread to all countries along the trade route.
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The Magnetic compass introduced by the Song dynasty
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The Kamal was a simple but crucial device used in early Arab navigation.The kamal is a rectangular wooden card about 2 by 1 inch (5.1 by 2.5 cm), with a string with several equally spaced knots is attached through a hole in the middle of the card. The kamal is used by placing one end of the string in the teeth while the other end is held away from the body parallel to the ground. The card is moved along the string, positioned so the lower edge is even with the horizon.
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Jainism expanded outside of India around 800 B.C.E
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Islam begins to spread throughout the trade routes
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single sailed dhows originated in India and were a vital resource for moving goods
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Phoenicians navigated the seas using Polaris beginning around 5000 years ago. By 600 B.C.E they sailed around Africa
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Due to extensive trade, new states begin to form. Cities were walled and organized states formed
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Hinduism is now the third largest religion practiced in the world. It traveled the world beginning with Indian trade routes around 500 B.C.E
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500 B.C.E cinnamon and Cassia are valuable in the spice trade
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in 450 B.C.E the Phoenician stele, a 14 line inscription passed to the Greeks. This is the basis of the alphabet used in most western language
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Phoenician glass was used to import/export things such as wine, olives, olive oil, wheat, spices and honey.
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Phoenician cargo boats could transport large amounts of goods for trade used from 1550 B.C to 300 B.C.
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Buddhism spreads 300-700 B.C.E
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The major empires are the Mauryvan of India, the Han of China, the Achaemenid of Persia and the Romans
