Question

Many Indus valley seals have been found in Mesopotamia in modern-day Iraq. Some Mesopotamian seals had Indus writing on them. Indus valley measuring weights have been found in the ancient city of Dilmun, which is also beyond the Indus valley. These discoveries show that Harappan traders conducted business all across the Persian Gulf. The Harappans traded important goods such as cotton and food grain crops. What can be concluded about Harappan civilization based on the information in this passage? The information shows that the Harappan civilization was based on and .

Answer 1

So far, around 2800 Harappan sites have been discovered across the subcontinent.

Based on the evidence presented above, we can conclude that the cities lacked the raw materials required to produce the items they did. They usually exchanged goods and services via a barter system. As a result, people travelled from one location to another in search of food and goods, while maintaining trade contacts. Dilmun and Makan are two intermediary commerce locations mentioned in Mesopotamia. These two stations were the most easily accessible and had the shortest journeys.