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Agriculture was one of the main sources of subsistence in Sangam Age. Give reasons.
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Solution
- Agriculture was one of the main sources of subsistence.
- Crops like paddy, sugarcane, millets were cultivated.
- Both wet and dry land farming were practiced.
- Varieties of rice such as Sennel, Vennel, aivananel (a type of rice) are mentioned with literature.
- People in the forest adopted punam or shifting cultivation.
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