DRAINAGE OF INDIA
THE INDUS
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Question
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The earliest civilizations in India developed along which river?
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Indus
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Ganges
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Brahmaputra
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Krishna
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Harappan civilization was located in the Indus River valley. Its two large cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, were located in present-day Pakistan’s Punjab and Sindh provinces, respectively. Its extent reached as far south as the Gulf of Khambhat and as far east as the Yamuna (Jumna) River.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Indus River Valley Civilization, 3300-1300 BCE, also known as the Harappan Civilization, extended from modern-day northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Indus Valley civilization is well known for its two largest cities Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Each likely grew to contain between 30, 000 and 60, 000 individuals and were centers of trade.
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