Question

write about the contribution of the ancient Indian in metallurgy (5marker)

Answer 1

India has played the biggest role in metallurgy. India was the first country to develop production of Zinc. Our ancestors at Zawar Mines , Rajasthan developed a technology to condense Zinc vapors and utilise it for domestic purpose. Zinc was exported to west where it was named as Malabar Lead.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Metallurgy, the practice of separating metals from their ore and refining them into pure metals.
• In India, Metallurgy developed into a science that made use of high refinement and precision techniques to extract metals and from different mixtures of metals (alloys) to prepare objects to be used for different aspects of day-to-day activities.
• Ancient sanskrit texts contain various references to the use of metals.
• The Rigveda mentions ayas (metals), the Yajurveda and Atharvada as the smelting process.