Question

The system of trade from 600 BCE to 600 CE is explained in the following ways. Which of them is/are true?

(i) Land and river routes criss-crossed the sub-continent and extended in different directions from 6th century BCE. The ruler tried to control these routes by offering protection for a price.

(ii) These different routes were traversed by peddlers who travelled by foot. But the merchants travelled by caravans of bullock carts and pack animals.

(iii) There were seafarers.Their ventures were risky but highly profitable.

विकल्प

• i and ii

• ii and iii

• i and iii

• i, ii and iii

Answer 1

i, ii and iii

Explanation:

The commerce system from 600 BCE to 600 CE can be explained as follows:

1. Beginning in the sixth century BCE, land and water routes crisscrossed the subcontinent and extended in many directions. The king attempted to control these routes by offering protection in exchange for a fee.
2. These various paths were taken by peddlers travelling on foot. The merchants, on the other hand, travelled in caravans of bullock carts and pack animals.
3. There were seamen present. Their endeavours were hazardous but lucrative.
4. Successful traders were known as Masattuvan in Tamil and Setthis and Satthavahas in Prakrit.
5. A wide variety of commodities were transported from one location to another. Salt, grain, fabric, metal ores and completed products, stone, timber, medicinal plants, spices and pepper, and textiles were among them. All of these were carried to the Mediterranean via the Arabian Sea.