Question

How do we come to know that Harappan
people had trade relation with sumerian​

Answer 1

Trade Relations between Harapppans & Sumerians:

• Both Harapppan and Mesopotamian Civilizations were contemporary to each other.

• Harapppans imported the Gold, Silver, etc from the Mesopotamians/Sumerians.

• Meanwhile, Sumerians imported Cotton, wheat etc from Harappans.

• As, Harapppan civilization was the first civilization to cultivate cotton in the world.

• We came to know about these trade relations through the seals.

• Seals acted as the symbol of a particular civilization.

• Archaeologists found Harappan seals in the region of Mesopotamia and vice versa.

• The Sumerian goods were seen in Harapppa and vice versa.

• Hence, we can say that Harapppans traded with Sumerians.