Question

‘India’s contacts with the world have continued through ages but her relationships
through land routes are much older than her maritime.’ Justify.

Answer 1

Answer:

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

Answer: India's contacts with the world have continue through ages but her relationship through the lands are much older than her Maritime context the various passes across the mountains in the north have provided passages to the ancient traveles while the ocean stress interaction for a long time

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