Question

How do we know that Harappan people carrying to on trade with other cotemporary civilization

Answer 1

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