Trade on the Indian Ocean

By Riane97
  • 3000 BCE

    The Beginning?

    Some believe the trade begun as early as 3000 BCE
  • 1000 BCE

    Settling in Indian

    Aryan people began to settle in Indian.
    King David established Jerusalem as his capital city.
  • Period: 1000 BCE to 300 BCE

    Indian Ocean Trade Timeline

  • 800 BCE

    Trade goods at the time

    Trade goods: Millet, Dates, Ivory, Rhinoceros Horns, Camels,and Mangrove Poles.
  • 700 BCE

    Aksum

    Aksum linked to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean trade networks by its port city of Adulis, Aksum controlled the profitable African gold and ivory trade. It traded gold, gems, spices, incense and ivory to Greece, India, Sri Lanka, and Persia too.
  • 600 BCE

    Religion was spread

    Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism was spreaded across the Bay of Bengal to Southeast Asia.
  • 600 BCE

    Iron Metallurgy

    Iron Metallurgy becomes known in China
  • 600 BCE

    Silk

    Silk was introduced to the trade system. China exported the silk and this silk was highly prized in India, the Middle East, and the Roman Empire.
  • 563 BCE

    Buddhism

    The beginning of Buddhism as a religion.
    The common trades are Gemstones, Roulette Pottery, and ancient fishing boats.
  • 550 BCE

    Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great defeated the Persian Empire and extended Greek control over lands in western Asia, Egypt, Central Asia, and the Indus Valley. He also founded the city of Alexandria in Egypt, which would become a major center of art and trade.
  • 510 BCE

    Scylax of Caryanda

    Scylax of Caryanda made a voyage into the Indian Ocean. He brought news of the new regions that were friendly which encouraged trade expeditions
  • 500 BCE

    Traders entered the Indian Ocean

    Greek and Roman sailors/traders entered the Indian Ocean. They were sent there by the Persian ruler Darius I.
  • 500 BCE

    Hanno

    Hanno sailed around the western coast of Africa. He was sent to explore Libya, the ancient Greek name for Africa. He established several colonies along the Moroccan coast, in addition to a trading post on a small island off the coast of Mauritania
  • 500 BCE

    Saddles and cinnamon

    Major developments and growing use of saddles, becames a popular item for trade, cinnamon does too at this time.
  • 431 BCE

    War

    The Peloponnesian War was an ancient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League. The destruction of Athens fleet ended the war, and Athens surrendered the following year. The war reshaped the Greek Civilization. Sparta was leading power and poverty was widespread effecting the international relations.
  • 323 BCE

    India exported many goods

    They imported silver, copper, and gold.
  • 300 BCE

    Pilgrims’ and missionaries

    Pilgrims’ and missionaries travelers tell about the journeys they had in search of knowledge and to find religious communities. In hopes of collecting sacred texts, and to visit shrines.
  • 271 BCE

    Ashoka

    Ashoka encouraged contact that contributed to the establishment of trade relations.He did this by sending religious envoys abroad.
  • 100 BCE

    Illnesses

    Commons diseases in Rome and China were smallpox, measles, and the plague. The Roman Empire and China's population dropped because of the multiple illnesses.
  • 600

    Monsoon winds

    Dhows and Lateen sail along with the knowledge of Monsoon winds allowing the long distance trading. From the western Mediterranean to the South China Sea carried goods of one civilized core to be exchanged with the other.