The Classical Trade

By cmarkel001
  • 1000 BCE

    1,000 BCE

    In Western Asia, Southeastern Europe, and North Africa, iron metallurgy is known and used. Aryan people began to settle in India and at this point, King David establishes Jerusalem as his capital city.
  • Period: 1000 BCE to 300 BCE

    1,000 BCE-300BCE

    Technologies during these time periods were Phoenician ships, camel saddles, Kamal, navigation by Polaris, and ancient fishing boats. Goods used and traded during the classical time period was mangrove poles, tortoise shells, ivory and rhino horns, camels and date productions, millets, pearls, cinnamon in histories and Herodotus, Frankincense and Myrrh, pepper, indigo dye, gemstones, bananas, cloves, and silk.
  • 800 BCE

    800 BCE

    Th Nubian Kingdom at Napata rises. Nubia dominated Egypt between the type period of 712 to 660 BCE.
  • Period: 563 BCE to 482 BCE

    563 BCE to 482 BCE

    Buddha in India begins a new religion called Buddhism. Mahavira founded Jainism after 500 BCE.
  • Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE

    551 BCE- 479 BCE

    Confucius became well known in China. The philosophy of Confucianism began.
  • Period: 522 BCE to 486 BCE

    522 BCE- 486 BCE

    Darius I ruled the Persian Empire
  • Period: 477 BCE to 404 BCE

    477 BCE- 404 BCE

    The Persian Wars end in 448 BCE to the death of Pericles 329 BCE. In 399 BCE Socrates has his trial and was sentenced to death.
  • 465 BCE

    406 BCE

    Hanno of Carthage explores the West African Coast
  • Period: 334 BCE to 323 BCE

    334 BCE- 323 BCE

    Alexander the Great conquered Western Asia and began the Hellenistic period
  • Period: 323 BCE to 30 BCE

    323 BCE- 30 BCE

    Ptolemaic Kings rule Egypt
  • Period: 224 BCE to 651 BCE

    224 CE- 651 CE

    Sassanid Empire ruled in Persia until the defeat of Chasroes by the Arab muslims
  • Period: 206 BCE to 220 BCE

    206 BCE- 220 CE

    Han Dynasty ruled in China until Qin emperor united with Eastern China in 221 CE
  • Period: 50 BCE to 560 BCE

    50 CE- 560 CE

    Funan ruled in Indochina and Isthmus of Kra in South East Asia.
  • Period: 31 BCE to 14 BCE

    31 BCE-14 CE

    Caesar Augustus ruled the Roman Empire
  • Period: 4 BCE to 30 BCE

    4 CE- 30 CE

    Jesus in Nazareth was born
  • 600

    600 BCE

    Iron metallurgy is now known in China.