1. Why is India and her neighbouring countries called a sub continent?
2. How can you justify that the Indian Ocean has got the name from India?
3. What is the significance of India’s central location?
4. What were the commodities and ideas that were taken from India to the outside world during ancient times?
5. What was the influence from the outside world on India during the ancient times?
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Answer:
(1) geographical India is land mass is of Indus river and South of Himalayas which is extended to the Indian Ocean source geographical and tale India includes present-day India Bangladesh Pakistan Nepal Bhutan so it's perfectly alright to use the term Indian subcontinent for India and its neighbour.
(2)the Indian Ocean is called so because surrounds Indian subcontinent probably in the ancient time see vessels coming India for trade sell through those water to visit India and that is why they named Indian ocean the named Ocean is right under India subcontinent and this is how it got its name.
(3) India is centrally located between the East and West Asia India is located at the centre of the Trans India Ocean routes which the European countries in the west and the countries of East Asia India could established close contact with West Asia Africa and your off from the West coast.
(4) India had kept good and trade relation with the world since ancient times its product are used all over the world it allowed to the exchange of ideas and commodities India specific specific silk Muslim and various other committee is have been exchange offer countries.
(5) arrival of Buddhism and impact of Indians literature the most strongly influenced by their contacts with Indian traders during the third century BC adopted Indian literature and at and their Buddhist religion.