Question

Which factors led to an increase in trade during the period of mahajanapadas
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Answer 1

• The growth of urban centres and towns during this period is referred to as second urbanisation. The first urbanisation was that of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
• The degrees of urbanisation are reflected in different kinds of towns as they grew out of earlier settlements.
• The genesis of towns was not uniform and this gave them a diverse feature. Some of the towns grew as political and administrative centres e.g. Hastinapur, Rajagriha, Shravasti, Kaushambi, Champa and Allicchatra