India

*Describe the popular trade items inside the Indian subcontinent.

-Pepper, gems, pearls, cotton 

*What bodies of water were used to exchange trade items? What were some key trade routes?

- Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, South China Sea, Indian sea

-Mombasa-Quilon, Quilon-Aden, cambay-Surat 

*What special commodities were produced for the commercial market? (Indian Artisans)

- China produced silk, porcelain, lacquerware, cotton, sugar refining, leather tanning, stone carvings, and carpet weaving.

Trade

Agriculture

*Why was the monsoon season so important to farmers in the Indian River Basin? 

Because generally, India is a very arid area of land without the irrigation from the rivers that were filled up from the monsoon season, so basically the monsoons were the main sources of water for farms. 

*Describe the irrigation systems that were used in the basin.

Many areas did not get enough water in the spring and summer months, so the majority of the water came from the irrigation system. The cultivators tapped into the water sources of the Indus River and some in the Ganges. Here they were able to set up an irrigation system to feed water out to the other sections of land for agriculture. 

*Why was India’s population able to grow throughout the postclassical era?

As a result of increased productivity in agriculture and construction.