Question

1. Give Reason - India's relationships through the land routes are much older than her maritime contacts. (5)
(Its a five mark question so the answer should be a relatively long one)

Answer 1

India's relationships via land are much older than maritime contacts because of these reasons:
(1)- in order to get to the sea route, one has to build a strong boat or ship and in ancient times there was no such technology till ivc.
(2)- the people were more accomodative to sedentary lifestyle because they could get all the things for their subsistence near to them rather than depending on foreign states via sea.
(3)- india was actually quit unknown before 1500bce.to other countries.but her internal land routes were present in the form of
harrapans(exception of this can be her relations with Mesopotamians.
(4)- barter exchange system required instant exchange of specific objects and it could have been a reason why people choosed land as a convenience.
(5)-low productivity and technological development of people( they were much close to land priorities inspite of wandering through sea).

Answer 2

Before the trade started and thrived through the oceans, the land routes were influenced the trade in a much bigger way.

The land routes are found to be the only route that took many Indian epics, mathematical ideas and commodities across the globe. The passes between the ranges of India are found to be much older.

The land routes are the only form of trade route the encouraged trade and communication in ancient India when the oceans in the south posses some difficulties.

Silk Route is one of the oldest land route of India that connected the east and west part of the world.  

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