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An anonymous Greek merchant in Alexandria writes the Periplus Maris Erythraei, which provides the oldest documented account of trade and civilization on the east coast of Africa.
Traders from Indonesia sail along the coast of Africa, possibly leaving settlers on Madagascar.
The Funan, a Hindu people that first emerge in Southeast Asia, occupy the Mekong Delta region of present-day Vietnam, as well as portions of Cambodia and Thailand. They trade with both India and China.
The Anasazi people begin to develop their culture in the deserts of southwest North America. They make baskets, grow corn, and build adobe structures.
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