‘India’s land routes have been important since ancient times.’Explain
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The Trans Indian Ocean route connects West European countries and also the East Asian countries.
Not only that the Deccan Plateau extends into the Indian Ocean that helps in connecting with West Asian, African, Southeast European countries.
India has established her relationship with the world not recently but since ages.Her land route contacts are much older than the maritime contacts.
Goods flowed through various mountain passes.Ancient travelers and explorers had passed through these passages.
With the coming of Maritime routes, more heavy goods and also exchange of ideas took place.Indian ideas such as Ramayana,Mahabharata,decimal system,etc were passed to the world.
Food materials like species, clothing like chintzes, muslin,etc were exported from India to other countries in the ancient time.
Similarly, other countries exported their goods and ideas to India.The dome structure and minarets were brought by the Mughals, while the Greek architecture can be still seen today in various parts of India.
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Explanation:
(i) India's contacts with the world have continued through the ages, but her relationships through the land routes are much older than her maritime contacts. The various passes across the mountains in the north have provided passages to the ancient travellers.
(ii) These routes have contributed in the exchange of ideas and commodities since ancient times. The ideas of the Upanishads and the Ramayana, the stories of Panchtantra, the Indian numerals and the decimal system thus could reach many parts of the world.
(iii) The spices, muslin and other merchandise were taken from India to different countries. On the other hand, the influence of Greek sculpture and the architectural styles of dome and minarets from West Asia can be seen in different parts of our country.