Which period do historians refer to as second urbanisation?

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600 BCE

1000 BCE

400 BCE

800 BCE

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Historians refer to 600 BCE as the second urbanisation. There were massive transformations from the 1st century BCE to the 6th century BCE. During this period, there was a great emergence in the field of agriculture. This advancement led to the establishment of many towns and cities. Even though money was introduced at that time, they also saw development in fields of arts and crafts, including ceramics. Punched marked coins were also started at that time, mainly made from silver, and some coins were also made from copper. Arikamedu was considered to be an important place of trade and port. Associations were formed by
artisans and poets, which were known as shernis.

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