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F. Answer the questions in brief :
1. What is the source of information about the kingdoms of the south?

2. How can you say that the Indian culture developed in South-East Asian countries?
3. What type of relations the Indian traders had with the north-west countries?
4. Discuss Indian trade with the Roman empire.
5. What do you understand by the Indo-Arabic system of numerals?

G. Answer the questions in detail :
1. What is the Sangam literature?
2. Why did Indian traders set up colonies in south-east Asian countries?
3. What type of relations had the Indian traders with the western countries?

4. How can you say that trade with Roman empire was in India’s favour?
5. What did Arabs learns from India? How did they become the link between the India and the west?

1. How important are our relations with other countries?
2. If the Silk Route had not been there, do you think Buddhism would have spread to China?

Silk Route
The Chinese were the first to invent the technique of making Silk almost 7,000 years ago. They used to
go to distant parts of world on foot, horseback or on camel through land route carrying silk with them.
It is this ancient path which the Chinese followed to reach Roman empire or West Asia, which is known
as Silk Route. Many rulers tried to control the Silk Route because silk had become a highly valued and
luxurious item among the rulers and rich people of Rome and West Asia.

Contacts with Distant Lands
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