Trade- Classical Era

By Global Civilizations- Candie Quick
  • Period: 1450 BCE to 600 BCE

    Indian Ocean Trade

    Linked China, India, Southeast Asia, & East Africa together
    Cities grew
    volume increased as result of decline overland routes
    Markets were safe and affordable environments to sell goods and mechandise.
  • 1000 BCE

    Classical Era Began

  • 1000 BCE

    Phoenicians dominated Trade & Travel

    Exported & Imported wine, olives, olive oil, spices, wheat, honey, cedar wood & metals
  • 1000 BCE

    Southeast Asia Trades with India

    Bananas- only cultivated in Southeast Asia
  • Period: 1000 BCE to 700 BCE

    Asksum Kindgdom

    Mainly traded with Greece and other foreign regions. Controlled African Gold and Ivory Trade.
  • 800 BCE

    Zhou Kingdom Ends in China

  • Period: 600 BCE to 1000

    Iron

    Iron Diffused Africa
  • Period: 550 BCE to 330 BCE

    Alexander the Great

    Control Western Asia, Egypt, Central Asia & Indus Valley
  • Period: 500 BCE to 375 BCE

    German and Slavic People Moved in

    Migrated to Roman borders
  • Period: 500 BCE to 100 BCE

    Created and Used Camel Saddles

    Saddles where created to keep the people riding and the camel safe.
  • 432 BCE

    Plague Broke out in Athens

  • 431 BCE

    Peloponnesian Wars

    Claim colonial city-state
  • 404 BCE

    Spartan General Cut all food Supply to Athens

    City had to surrender
  • Period: 334 BCE to 333 BCE

    Defeat of Persians

    Alexander the Great took 35,000 troops in Asia and defeated the majority of the emperor in Syria.
  • Period: 1450 to 600

    Merchants moved bring religion & Culture

    Religion was spread throughout numerous areas.
    Islam became the dominant religion in Indonesia and was prominent in East Africa.
    Buddhism spread to South East Asia. Hinduism also spread to South East Asia, leading to the mixing of Buddhism and Hinduism in the South East Asian region.
    Science was also spread in the form of Hindi numerals to the Arabian Peninsula, which later became known as Arabic
    numerals.
    The Bantu language was spread to Eastern Africa.