Read the following extract from the Periplus.
There are imported into this marketown (BaryGozo),
wine, Italian preferred, also Laodicean and Arabia
copper, fin, and lead, coral and topaz, thin clothing
and inferior sorts of all kinds, bright coloured girdies
a cubit wide; sweet clover, fint glass, gold and silver
coin, on which there is a profit when exchanged for
the money of the country, and ointment, but not
very costly and not much. And for the king there are
brought into those places very costly vessels of silver,
singing boys, beautiful maidens for the harem, fine
wines, thin clothing of the finest weaves, and the
choicest ointments. There are exported from these
places ivory, agate and carnelian, lycium, cotton
cloth of all kinds, silk cloth, mallow cloth, yam, long
pepper and such other things as are brought here
from the various market-towns. Those bound for this
market-town from Egypt make the voyage favorably
about the month of July, that is Epiphi.
(0) What are some of the commodities
imported into India?
(i) What are the items that kings prefer?
guys pleasee answer fast it has 35 points
Answers
Answer:
0) pepper,ivory,agate and carnelian, lycium, cotton cloth of all kinds, silk cloth, mallow cloth, yam are some commodities imported to india
i) Laodicean and Arabia copper, fin, and lead, coral and topaz, thin clothing were preferred by the kings
Answer:
Read the following extract from the Periplus.
There are imported into this marketown (BaryGozo),
wine, Italian preferred, also Laodicean and Arabia
copper, fin, and lead, coral and topaz, thin clothing
and inferior sorts of all kinds, bright coloured girdies
a cubit wide; sweet clover, fint glass, gold and silver
coin, on which there is a profit when exchanged for
the money of the country, and ointment, but not
very costly and not much. And for the king there are
brought into those places very costly vessels of silver,
singing boys, beautiful maidens for the harem, fine
wines, thin clothing of the finest weaves, and the
choicest ointments. There are exported from these
places ivory, agate and carnelian, lycium, cotton
cloth of all kinds, silk cloth, mallow cloth, yam, long
pepper and such other things as are brought here
from the various market-towns. Those bound for this
market-town from Egypt make the voyage favorably
about the month of July, that is Epiphi.
(0) What are some of the commodities
imported into India?
(i) What are the items that kings prefer?
guys pleasee answer fast it has 35 points