alleryWhich spice did Cheras trade with Graeco-Roman merchants across the Indian Ocean?
ASaffron
BBlack pepper
CAsafoetida
DNutmeg
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Black pepper
1. The Chera country lay well placed for maritime trade.
2. Exchange of spices, especially black pepper, with Graeco-Roman merchants is attested.
3. Saffron, asafoetida and nutmeg are not the spice named.
_Source: Wikipedia, Chera dynasty, Lead section_
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