Consider the following statements regarding the rural economic organization during the Second Urbanization:
1. Entire settlement blocks organized themselves into highly specialized craft villages such as Vaddhaki-gama for carpenters and Kumbhakara-gama for potters.
2. These industrial villages operated as major supply centers catering directly to the wholesale demands of metropolitan cities like Varanasi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct. The Mahajanapadas economic boom drove structural changes in rural spaces. Artisans clustered together, transforming entire villages into specialized centers. Vaddhaki-gama specialized fully in woodwork and boat making, while Kumbhakara-gama managed massive ceramic production, linking rural crafts with urban market distributions.

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