HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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Which sentence best supports the topic sentence, “Indian merchants traded goods throughout many continents and nations”? “[1] Along with spices, cotton cloth, carpets and jewelry, achievements of the Gupta Empire were traded all over the world. [2] Sea and land trade routes connected India with Central Asia, Arabia and Europe. [3] Indian merchants traded for Arabian horses, Chinese silk and even Roman gold!”
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Sentence 2
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Sentence 3
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Gupta Period and Foreign Trade India came the most important Centre for international trade both foreign as well as indigenous trade were well worked out. Indian trade was extended to far off Western countries containing multitudinous other countries. Main anchorages were Kalyan and Sindh.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the ancient times, India was the leading exporter of silk, cotton, sugar, precious stones. India was also the exporter of spices to the west and this was done through the spice route. All these items were exported in exchange for gold and silver from other nations.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Gupta trading head was known as Sarthavaha. Sarthavahawas a group of traders.
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