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Originating in Southeast Asia, sugar cane reaches India.
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While stopping first at ports such as Muziris, India, trade of bananas finally reached Africa around 1000 B.C.E.
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Cinnamon come to the Starting around 500 B.C.E., cinnamon arrives to the Gulf of Aden. It the traveled along the the Red Sea routes.
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With mummified evidence dating back to the 1570-1085 B.C.E, the disease smallpox is thought to originate in Egypt. Spreading through advancement of trade, the disease hits Athens in 430 B.C.E.
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Known as the Hellenistic period (323-31 B.C.E), the ruler Alexander the Great had a strong influence on art, culture, and politics throughout the world.
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A diplomat in China, Zhang Qian was sent to gather information in India and Southeast Asia in 138 B.C.E. He eventually returned 13 years later with foods such as walnuts and watermelon. His route would late become the Silk Road.
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Between 100 B.C.E and 100 C.E., the trade for black peppercorn spreads from India from major ports such as Barygaza. During this same period, merchants discover and perfect the use of winds during monsoon season to maximize trade.
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Around 100 B.C.E., camel and date trade spreads from Arabia to Egypt, Africa, and beyond. Camel saddle improvements later helped pave the way to the salt and gold trade.
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Silk trade flourishes through the use of The Silk Road reaching the Middle East, Mediterranean, India, and Central Asia.
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Traveling along the Arabian Peninsula on camel caravans along what is known as the Incense Road, goods such as frankincense and myrrh made there way to the coast where it was exported. Utilizing trade routes from the Red Sea to the Indian peninsula.
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Documents from the text of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea describe trading indigo dye out of the port of Barygaza in India around 100 B.C.E.
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Created sometime between 500-100 B.C.E. by the Arabians, the technological advancement of the camel saddle greatly improved the livelihoods of people in regions with camels.
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Religion of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam spread. Notably, Arab traders also take over control of Indian Ocean from Tamil merchants reducing India's commercial strength at this time.
