SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -What Countries did Mesopotamia Trade With? Mesopotamia was part of a large trade network that included Greece, Egypt, the Levant, Persia, and India. From those regions, Mesopotamia imported lumber, gold, ivory, pearls, lapis lazuli, and silver.

Detailed explanation-2: -Evidence of maritime trade with Mesopotamia (about 1, 500 miles form the Indus area) includes ivory, pearls, beads, timber and grain from the Indus area found in Mesopotamian tombs. Similarities between pottery in Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley is further evidence of trade between the two regions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Goods exported in Mesopotamian trade included ceramics, glass, grain, leather products, cooking oil, reed baskets and mats, and textiles. Goods imported included copper, ivory, pearls, semi-precious stones, gold, silver, other precious metals, wood, and lapis-lazuli.