Q. The external trade of the Sangam people was carried on mainly with :

A
Romans
B
Arabs
C
Chinese
D
South East Asian nations
Solution:

The Tamils of the Sangam age had trading contacts with the Mediterranean world (Greece and Rome), Egypt, China, Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka.

The literary works like Silappadikaram, Manimekalai and Pattinappalai frequently refer to the contact with the Greek and Roman traders.

This period marked the height of the Indo-Roman trade.

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