Explain the economic activities of the harappan people
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The economy of Indus ValleyCivilization was based upon agriculture and trade . They also made Pottery, Weaving. The people were also aware of Gold, Silver, Copper and Bronze They used to trade some of those economies for dealings or for cloths and for particular objects.
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Economic System
Monetary System & Trade
The Indus Valley economy was heavily based on trading, it was one of the most important characteristics of this civilization. Almost every aspect of their society, from the cities they built to the technology they developed, was to ensure that they could create high-quality and profitable trade products for the civilizations the Indus people traded with.
Traders and craftsmen used the trade routes to bring raw materials into the towns and cities, this is where they were turned into jewelry, pottery, and metal ware. Archaeologists have found weights and measuring sticks which suggests that there were trade centers within the cities
Cotton was one of the most important product of the Indus Valley trade. Their wealth was based on a subsistence economy of wheat and barley.
The Indus civilization had a broad trade network, but their currency was traded goods. Instead of money, there was a swapping and bartering system. The Indus Valley Civilization had what was called soapstone seals and this is what they might have used for money later on in the civilization.
The Indus Valley people had one of the largest trading areas, ranging anywhere from Mesopotamia to China We know Indus Valley traders went to Mesopotamia as well as other countries, because Indus seals have been found in there. Also, the Mesopotamians wrote about importing goods from the Indus people which further support the idea of a trading partnership between the two civilizations.
Indus Valley traders crossed mountains and forests to trade. They followed rivers walking along the river bank and used boats to cross rivers, when needed.
Apart from trade and industry, agriculture was the main occupation of the Indus people. The Indus people were a civilization that was built on the practice of trade with other civilizations of the day. Farmers brought food into the cities. City workers made such things as pots, beads and cotton cloth. Traders brought the materials workers needed, and took away finished goods to trade in other cities.
Trade goods included terracotta pots, beads, gold and silver, colored gem stones such as turquoise and lapis lazuli, metals, flints (for making stone tools), seashells and pearls. Minerals came from Iran and Afghanistan. Lead and copper came from India. Jade came from China and cedar tree wood was floated down the rivers from Kashmir and the Himalayas
Monetary System & Trade
The Indus Valley economy was heavily based on trading, it was one of the most important characteristics of this civilization. Almost every aspect of their society, from the cities they built to the technology they developed, was to ensure that they could create high-quality and profitable trade products for the civilizations the Indus people traded with.
Traders and craftsmen used the trade routes to bring raw materials into the towns and cities, this is where they were turned into jewelry, pottery, and metal ware. Archaeologists have found weights and measuring sticks which suggests that there were trade centers within the cities
Cotton was one of the most important product of the Indus Valley trade. Their wealth was based on a subsistence economy of wheat and barley.
The Indus civilization had a broad trade network, but their currency was traded goods. Instead of money, there was a swapping and bartering system. The Indus Valley Civilization had what was called soapstone seals and this is what they might have used for money later on in the civilization.
The Indus Valley people had one of the largest trading areas, ranging anywhere from Mesopotamia to China We know Indus Valley traders went to Mesopotamia as well as other countries, because Indus seals have been found in there. Also, the Mesopotamians wrote about importing goods from the Indus people which further support the idea of a trading partnership between the two civilizations.
Indus Valley traders crossed mountains and forests to trade. They followed rivers walking along the river bank and used boats to cross rivers, when needed.
Apart from trade and industry, agriculture was the main occupation of the Indus people. The Indus people were a civilization that was built on the practice of trade with other civilizations of the day. Farmers brought food into the cities. City workers made such things as pots, beads and cotton cloth. Traders brought the materials workers needed, and took away finished goods to trade in other cities.
Trade goods included terracotta pots, beads, gold and silver, colored gem stones such as turquoise and lapis lazuli, metals, flints (for making stone tools), seashells and pearls. Minerals came from Iran and Afghanistan. Lead and copper came from India. Jade came from China and cedar tree wood was floated down the rivers from Kashmir and the Himalayas
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