Question

The pictures given below show various commercial crops in which the Europeans traded in
the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. At the time, nutmeg is said to have commanded a
price close to that of gold and Saffron's present cost is Rs 1,500/- per 10 gms (approximately).
Find out why did these commercial crops so expensive. Where do these crops grown in India
now.
Opium
Nutmeg
Cardamom
Saffron
Indigo
Black Pepper​

Answer 1

Answer:

These corps are expensive because they needed to be imported with a lot of risk.

Explanation:

The trade route to India passed through the cape of good will. This increased the the risk of pirate attacks. Also there was a heavy chances of the ship capsizing. That's whythings from India were too expensive.

Opium's grown in the north India.

Nutmeg is grown in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Cardamom is mainly grown in Kerala.

Saffron is grown in Kashmir.

Indigo is grown in Assam and parts of Bihar and Bengal.