Question

Answer all the questions given under caption.

Sangam Age-Economy.

1. What is the reference given in Thinai's concept about the economy of the Sangam Age?
2. What types of crops were cultivated?
3. Mention the industries and crafts of the Sangam age.
4. Why were pottery produced in large numbers?

Answer 1

1. The economy was mixed as elaborated in the Thinai concept. People practiced agriculture, pastoralism, trade and money exchange, hunting and gathering, and fishing depending upon the ecozones in which they lived.
2. Crops like paddy, sugarcane, millets were cultivated. Both wet and dry land fanning was practiced
3. In the Sangam, age there were professional groups that produced various commodities. This system of production of commodities is called industry.
4. People used pottery produced by Kalamceyko (potters) in their daily activities and so they were made in large numbers.