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प्रश्न
With reference to the economy during the Sangam Age, answer the following question:
Explain the organisation of internal trade.
उत्तर
Internal trade was brisk, caravans of merchants with carts and pack-animals carried their merchandise from place to place. Most of the trade was carried on by barter. Paddy constituted the most commonly accepted medium of exchange, specially in the rural areas. Salt was sold for paddy. Paddy was sold by mentioning its price in terms of salt. Honey and roots were exchanged for fish oil. Toddy, sugarcane and rice-flakes were exchanged for attack. There were established marked, called angadi in the bigger towns. Elsewhere, hawkers carried goods to the houses of the people.
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Name the two agricultural products during the Sangam Age.
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With reference to the Sangam Age, answer the following question:
Explain why the Sangam Age is so called?
With reference to the Sangam Age, answer the following question:
Name the three kingdoms that existed during the Sangam Age.
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Occupational Guilds
