learn about India & the world.

1. How do you say that India,China and Europe had trade relations?
2. From the descriptions written by Greek, Romans, and Chinese historians.
3. What was sent from China to Europe through Which ancient town? Taxila in the North West.It went through Afghanistan and Iran.
4. was also sent through Mathura and Ujjain to Broach a port in the west coast of India,\.
5. Find in the mp Taxila,Mathura and Ujjain.
6. From whom did Indians learn to keep silkworms make delicate silken fabrics? from Chinese.
7. Which countries are famous for silks? India and China.
8. What did Indian traders sell? Spices,muslin cloth, iron goods, pearls and other jewels.
9. What does our country do with diamonds? Imports uncut  diamonds, cut by skilled  craftsmen in Gujarat and Rajasthan and then exported to other countries.
10. Which metals were mined in India in 5th century B.C.?
11. gold, silver, copper,lead, tin,zinc and iron.
12. Which Indian king  made a large iron pillar and erected in the open at Delhi and when? King Vikramaditya  in 389 A.D.
13. Did it rust till now? No. Not at all.
14. What makes the iron pillar not to rust? still to be found out.
15. Who was Susruta? In 500 B.C. he lived . He was a brilliant surgeon.he made several complicated operations on human patients.
16. He also invented many surgical instruments.
17. Who  was Charaka? in 120 A.D. He was a physician.
18. He wrote an encyclopaedia  of medicine.
19. This knowledge spread Europe.Iraq and parts of Arabia.