12th Class History Solved Paper - History 2014 Outside Delhi Set-III

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    Explain how did Harappans maintain contact with distant lands.

    Answer:

    The Harappans were advanced traders and had economic contacts with various parts within Indian Sub - continent as well as Saudi-peninsula. There are evidences of ship-buildings as Lothal dockyard. They used ships to trade across seas.
                For procuring raw materials they sent expeditions to areas such as the Khetri region of Rajasthan (for copper) and South India (for gold).
                They used seals to maintain authenticity in the trade and thus trade flourished. They used to procure material from far flung areas such as Copper was brought from Oman.
                Harappan seals, weights, dice and beads etc are found in far off places such as Mesopotamia which ascertain this type of trade.


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