There is evidence to support which of these about Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus River Valley (seen here)? A) They traded with lands as distant as Mesopotamia and China. B) They traded only with Egypt through the Arabian and Red Seas. C) They only traded with other cities along the Indus River Valley. D) Mohenjo-Daro attempted to remain completely isolated in order to maintain cultural unity.

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Answer:

A) They traded with lands as distant as Mesopotamia and China.

Explanation:

The Indus valley Civilization is one of the earliest civilization of the world. It flourished on the plains of the river Indus around 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE. Some of the contemporaries of Indus Valley civilization are the Mesopotamia civilization, Eqypt civilization. It was a Bronze age civilization.

Harrapa and Mohenjodaro are the two important sites of the Indus Valley Civilization. The archaeologist and the scientist have evidence which tells us that they had trade relations with the people of the Mesopotamia and China as well.

The researchers and scientist have found tooth enamel which does not belong to the people of the Harrapa civilization. There seem a maritime trade network which operates between the Harappan and Mesopotamian civilizations. Also, several Indus seals with the Harappan script are also been found in the regions of Mesopotamia, which clearly shows the relation between these two civilization.

Answer:

A) They traded with lands as distant as Mesopotamia and China is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Indus Valley civilization was located in Indian subcontinent, it developed along the Ghagghar-Hakra and Indus river and later spread to the are  in north-west India, Afghanistan and Pakistan.  It began during Bronze Age and was at its peak between 2600 and 1900 BC. It was discovered in 1920s.  Harappa was the first city to be discovered hence the civilization got the name 'Harappan Civilisation'. Harappan civilizaion and Indus Civilization both are the same.

The Indus people depended on trade, they had traded with China, Persia and Mesopotamia, Central parts of Asia, northern and western India, Arabian Gulf Region and central parts of Asia. The goods traded included gold, beads, terracotta pots, colored gems like lapis lazuli and turquoise, silver, pears and sea shells, flints and metals.