The Harappan economy was primarily based on agriculture, including the cultivation of crops such as wheat, barley, and cotton, as well as animal husbandry of cattle, sheep, and goats. There is evidence of trade and manufacturing as well, but agriculture was the foundation of their economy.

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The Harappan Economy

Question 63

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The Harappan economy

A) was based upon war and conquest.
B) is unknown, due to the lack of physical or written evidence.
C) was devoted to the maintenance of the god Seth.
D) was based primarily on agriculture.
E) was exclusively involved in manufacturing and trade.

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