Red Sea trade network

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ancient trade network maritime trade route overland trade route

The Red Sea trade network was an ancient maritime and overland commercial system linking South Arabia, East Africa, Egypt, and the Mediterranean, facilitating the exchange of incense, spices, textiles, and other luxury goods.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Eastern Desert trade routes	1
Red Sea trade routes	1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient trade network ⓘ maritime trade route ⓘ overland trade route ⓘ
approximateEndCentury	early medieval period ⓘ
approximatePeakCentury	1st century CE ⓘ 2nd century CE ⓘ
approximateStartCentury	1st millennium BCE ⓘ
connects	Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean region NERFINISHED ⓘ Nile Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ South Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ
documentedIn	Periplus of the Erythraean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman geographical writings ⓘ
flourishedDuring	Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ
impact	economic integration of Red Sea rim ⓘ spread of Christianity in Red Sea region ⓘ spread of Judaism in Red Sea region ⓘ spread of early Islam along coasts ⓘ urban growth in Red Sea ports ⓘ
linkedTo	Nile River transport system NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian Gulf trade routes ⓘ Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorPort	Adulis NERFINISHED ⓘ Aila NERFINISHED ⓘ Berenike NERFINISHED ⓘ Clysma NERFINISHED ⓘ Muziris NERFINISHED ⓘ Myos Hormos NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorRegion	Aksumite Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Nabataean Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ South Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Indian Ocean trade network NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedBy	Aksumite Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic state NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ South Arabian kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ
tradedGood	frankincense ⓘ glassware ⓘ gold ⓘ grain ⓘ incense ⓘ ivory ⓘ myrrh ⓘ pepper ⓘ silk ⓘ slaves ⓘ spices ⓘ textiles ⓘ timber ⓘ tortoiseshell ⓘ wine ⓘ
transportMode	camel caravans ⓘ seafaring ships ⓘ
usedFor	circulation of ideas ⓘ cultural exchange ⓘ exchange of luxury goods ⓘ long-distance commerce ⓘ movement of people ⓘ spread of religions ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Qatabanians → partOfTradeNetwork → Red Sea trade network ⓘ

Sultan of Yemen → associatedWith → Red Sea trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Sea trade routes

Blemmyes → associatedWith → Red Sea trade network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Desert trade routes