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| c. 10 BC |
| | | The period of stability achieved during the reign of Augustus Caesar has been given the name Pax Romana ('Roman peace') | |
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| c. 100 |
| | | Theravada Buddhism, strong in south India and Sri Lanka, travels with traders through southeast Asia | |
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| c. 100 |
| | | Buddhism, arriving with trade along the Silk Road from India, puts down firm roots in China | |
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| c. 150 |
| | | London develops as a prosperous trading centre, at the hub of the network of Roman roads in Britain | |
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| c. 700 |
| | | The quipu is used in the Wari culture and becomes the standard recording device of the Andean civilizations | |
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| c. 825 |
| | | Viking tribes known as the Rus are established as traders in the region of Novgorod | |
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| c. 910 |
| | | Paper money is developed in China, becoming later one of the aspects of Chinese life which most impresses Marco Polo | |
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| c. 1000 |
| | | The Jews, barred from any work which Christians want to do, find profitable employment as money-lenders | |
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| c. 1000 |
| | | The salt mines of the Sahara provide a staple commodity in the African caravan trade | |
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| 1082 |
| | | Venice acquires valuable trading privileges from Constantinople, her merchants being excused all dues and customs in the Byzantine empire | |
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