HISTORY
SANGAM AGE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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In the Sangam age, Uraiyur was important for
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it’s being a great centre of spice trade.
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It’s being a great center of indigenous trade.
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It’s being a great center of cotton trade.
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it’s being a great emporium of foreign trade.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A great expertise was achieved in weaving and spinning of silk and cotton clothes. There was great demand for these in the western world especially for the cotton clothes woven at Uraiyur. Hence, the correct answer is option (B).
Detailed explanation-2: -Solution. Uraiyur was a great center of the cotton trade.
Detailed explanation-3: -UPSC Mains Notes: Uraiyur was famous for Pearls and Muslims.
Detailed explanation-4: -Weaving and spinning were the most important crafts of the Sangam period . Uraiyur and Madurai were the main centres for the manufacture of Cotton fabrics . The weavers produced and exported fine cotton clothes .
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