Week 2

By Tori.Brakefield@yahoo.com
  • 1000 BCE

    Raw Sugar cane

    Raw Sugar cane
    Raw sugar was in Asia to start but by 1000 BCE reached india through trade where it started to be known as a luxury.
  • Period: 751 BCE to 666 BCE

    Moroe

    The kings during this time in meroe also ruled as pharaohs in Egypt. Meroe had the materials to produce mass amounts of iron thus boosting their economy allowing them to grow.
  • 750 BCE

    Migration

    Migration
    People started to move from Asia to Iran.
  • Period: 700 BCE to 100 BCE

    askum

    used the indian ocean to export gold, gems, and spices. They also controlled the ivory and gold trade in Africa.
  • 600 BCE

    Raw Materials

    Raw Materials
    China started trading silk for iron. Silk was very valuable in most parts of the middle east.
  • 600 BCE

    Networks of trade

    The silk road, the indian ocean trade, and the saharan trade were the three networks of trade that developed during this time.
  • Period: 600 BCE to 300 BCE

    More Spread of Religion

    Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism continued to spread across the bay into southeast Asia.
  • Period: 510 BCE to 515 BCE

    Scylax

    Delivered news of new religion after his voyage in the Indian Ocean. This also encouraged people to go on trade expeditions.
  • 500 BCE

    Greek and Roman

    Greek and Roman
    Ceramics, gold, olive oil, and wine went in trade when Darius I sent the Greek and Roman sailors into the trade pool.
  • 500 BCE

    Spread of Buddhism

    Spread of Buddhism
    This religion started to expand with help of the silk road.
  • 500 BCE

    Saddle up!

    Saddle up!
    Saddles started to grow popular in use.
  • Period: 430 BCE to 426 BCE

    Plague

    1/3 of the population died due to the Athenian Plague.
  • Period: 356 BCE to 323 BCE

    The Great Alexander

    Alexander the Great found the city of Alexandria in Egypt. He was the father of interaction and cultural exchanges.
  • 332 BCE

    center of trade Title

    center of trade Title
    Alexandria was discovered and it helped improve trade by connecting Rome to inner Africa.
  • Period: 300 BCE to 200 BCE

    Land Trade Travel

    In the desert many land routes came about.
  • 200 BCE

    Camels

    Camels
    From Southern Arabia to east Africa and then to Ethiopia as well as Egypt.
  • Period: 200 BCE to 500

    Control

    Territory in the Indochinese peninsula was taken over by Funan and his ships controlled all trade with India and china.
  • 100 BCE

    Spices

    Spices
    Romans used whole pepper corns for money. This spice was thought to be just as valuable as gold.
  • 1 BCE

    King of trade

    Phoenicians were at the top of trade. Items such as olive oil, wheat, spices, and cedar wood were imported and exported and they also were master at grass work.