Ravi's grandmother in a Rajasthan village often recalls that their ancestors lived far away and came to settle here long ago in search of land. In his history textbook Ravi reads of an ancient trade route along which merchants carried goods across Asia. When a classmate claims that their village came into contact with the outside world only when cheap mobile phones and foreign brands arrived, Ravi disagrees with him and cites both his grandmother and his textbook.
The ancient trade route in Ravi's textbook connected India to the civilisations of which lands?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → China, Persia, Egypt and Rome
Option (1) China, Greece, Arabia and Japan — Incorrect. Only China is right. Greece, Arabia and Japan were not the lands this route joined to India, so the set fails.
Option (2) China, Persia, Egypt and Rome — Correct. Ravi's ancient trade route is the famous Silk route. Centuries ago it linked India to the great civilisations of China, Persia, Egypt and Rome. This shows global links are not new to India.
Option (3) Persia, Greece, Japan and Mesopotamia — Incorrect. Persia is the only right land here. Greece, Japan and Mesopotamia take the place of China, Egypt and Rome, so the set is wrong.
Option (4) Egypt, Rome, Arabia and Mesopotamia — Incorrect. Egypt and Rome are right. But Arabia and Mesopotamia replace China and Persia, so the set does not match the route.
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