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Social Science · 2024 · 2 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q21
Why was the Indian subcontinent central to the flows of the trading network before the sixteenth century? Explain.
Why was the Indian subcontinent central to the flows of the trading network before the sixteenth century? Explain.
Marking-scheme solution
(i) The silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade and cultural links.
(ii) It connected Europe and Africa in the west and China in the east.
(iii) These routes were known to have existed before the Christian era and thrived almost till the 15th century.
(iv) Chinese pottery from the east, spices and textiles from India and Southeast Asia were transported along these routes.
(v) Thus, India lay at the centre of the trade network between these continents and participated in this trade.
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