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Indus Valley Trade
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Indus Valley Trade
By: Catherine Hansen
Indus Valley Trade Routes
- Indus Valley trader traveled on the mountains and in forests
- The trade routes went through the Persian Gulf, around the Iranian Plateau, and spreads out to the docks by the Black sea
Indus Valley Trade Routes
How they Transported on the water from place to place:
Transportation
- The Indus valley boats were long and narrow
- They had a cabin in the middle that people sat in and rowed
- The boats had a curve up at the top so that water couldn't flood the boat and carry away the goods
- These boats were made either out of wood or bundles of reeds, only the boats made out of wood, would do the long distance trade and the reed boats would do a shorter distance trading
Transportation on Land
- To travel on land they used Bullock carts
- Bullock carts are a cart with two wagon wheels with a huge square plank in the middle
- Depending on the people who were trading the goods, the cart would have some sort of railing on the side so the goods wouldn't fall out, or they would be wide open for bigger or heavier items
- The traders journeyed in groups, to be protected from robbers or wild animals during the day, and made camps at night
Transportation
Part 2
Imports
- Conch shells
- Gold
- Silver
- Lapis lazuli
- Timber
Exports
Exports
- Beads
- Gems
- Copper and Bronze tools
- Cotton cloth
- Gold and silver ornaments
- Pottery and figurines
- Stamp seals
The Importance of Seals
- Indus Valley People used seals to trade with Mesopotamia
- Anything that the Indus Valley traded with Mesopotamia had their seal on it, it showed that the goods were from an Indus Valley trader
- The most common seal would be a unicorn, tiger, or an elephant
The importance of Seals
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