Early development The period extending from the middle of the 2nd millennium BCE to the beginning of the Common Era saw the MISC@1 , LOCATION@1 , MISC@2 and MISC@3 societies develop major transportation networks for trade .

Historically , the period from NUMBER@1 BCE -- NUMBER@2 CE saw the MISC@1 , LOCATION@1 , MISC@2 and MISC@3 societies develop major transportation networks for trade .
