What does the Greek word "Erythraean" denote?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Red Sea
‘Erythraean’ was the Greek name for the Red Sea, as in the title of the Greek text Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.3 Trade in the subcontinent and beyond … ‘Periplus’ is a Greek word meaning sailing around and ‘Erythraean’ was the Greek name for the Red Sea.”
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