The ……………..was populated by Paratavar or Valayar who made their livelihood from fishing, sea trade and pearl fishing.

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• The Portuguese were the ……………in this endeavour followed by the Dutch.French and the English, all followed a sea route to reach Kerala and landed on the Kerala coast and built their settlements here.
• The Periyar flood of ………….. made Muziris useless for trade and brought in to existence the Vaipin Island.
• The Periyar flood of 1341 made …………..useless for trade and brought in to existence the Vaipin Island.
• The ……………..pass gives easy access to Tirunelveli.The Tamils used this route for most of their raids and trade to South Kerala.
• The land of Kerala comprises the narrow coastal strip bounded by the Western Ghats on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west in the ……………part of the Indian Peninsula.
• The land of Kerala comprises the narrow coastal strip bounded by the Western Ghats on the ……………….and the Arabian Sea on the west in the southern part of the Indian Peninsula.
• The Arabian Sea had been the field of activity for the Kunjalis, the Admirals of the …………..fleet.
• The …………….entered Kerala with the purpose of trade.They arrived near Thalassery in 1725 and occupied Mahe.
• ……………..liberated Malayalam from the clutches of Tamil and Sanskrit and made it popular.He is rightly regarded as the Father of modern Malayalam language.
• Through the ………….pass was transacted most of the trade from central Kerala (Todupuzha).