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In 3000 BCE, was when the beginning of the Indian Trade Routes started.
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Smallpox started to spread along the Indian Ocean and wiped out a high amount of the population. This disease was caused by the interaction of people doing trades overseas.
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From 1000 BCE to 300 CE the Han Dynasty was a major contributor to the Indian Ocean Trade. China traded gold, silver and other metals.
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Greeks and Romans discovered the Indian Ocean Trade routes.
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Monsoons played a big role in the Indian Ocean trade. Once people discovered monsoons in created an advancement in the trade systems.
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Maurya was the founder of the Indian empire and started trading.
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Eudoxus was a Greek explorer that discovered the Indian trade routes and found precious metals and traded them with many countries.
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Augustus Caesar began to rule the Roman Empire during 31 BCE. He made a huge impact on the trades between different countries and made Europe become more advanced.
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In 100 CE, Christianity spread across the Indian Ocean and people started to practice Christianity as their religion.
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This route went between China and the Mediterranean. This route was used for the transport of the valuable silk from China which was why its called the "Silk Road".
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In 700 CE region began to cross the Indian Ocean. Some popular religions during this time period were buddhism and hinduism.
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In 700 CE, Islam religions were being spread across the Indian
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Trade started in the Indian Ocean with small settlements.
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As the Portuguese sailed the Indian Ocean they discovered cities and striving trades materials that would give them a lot of wealth.
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In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered the Atlantic Ocean trade routes that he discovered on his long voyage.
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In 1498, the Portuguese discover the trade routes through the Indian Ocean. Once they discovered the routes they started to trade to other countries.
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During the 1500's European Empires investigated how to get to South America from China by ships. This investigation opened Europeans to various trade routes.
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In 1500, Portuguese decided they wanted to invade on the Indian Ocean and use their trading goods as their own profit. This caused many problems for the Indian Ocean.
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Diseases started to spread along the Ocean and caused a lot of problems and decline in the population around the ocean.
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This was the first voyage that began the systematic investigations of the Indian Ocean. This voyage began December 7, 1872 through May 26, 1876. The goal of this voyage was to study about the ocean such as the currents, temperature and depths of the Indian Ocean.