Practice question · Select all that apply
How did India profit from ancient trade?
Hints
- The trade ran by sea as much as by land.
- Seasonal winds made the crossing predictable.
Show the answer
- A. Buddhism spread outward along the same trade routes
- B. Understanding the monsoon winds enabled direct open-ocean crossings
- C. Roman gold flowed east for pepper, gems, and cotton
Why
India sat at the centre of the richest exchange system on Earth. A Roman senator complained the empire was being drained of gold to buy pepper, and along those same arteries, Buddhism rode outward to China and Japan.
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