INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Indus Valley Civilization has not been deciphered yet. Consider the following reasons:
A
Only 1
B
1 & 2
C
1 & 3
D
1, 2 & 3
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indus Valley Civilization has not been deciphered yet. Consider the following reasons: No knowledge about their language Small length of inscriptions Absence of bilingual texts Which among the above is/ are correct reasons? Notes: All of them are the correct reasons.

Detailed explanation-2: -So far, the Indus writing system could not be translated because the texts are too short, we have no bilingual inscription and we do not which language or languages were transcribed. Moreover, it is possible that it worked differently from any other writing system of the same general period.

Detailed explanation-3: -Historians know less about Indus Valley civilizations than other early groups because their writing system has yet to be deciphered. Archaeological digs, however, let us know they had advanced and highly planned cities with grid systems, brick platforms, centralized protected citadels, and plumbing.

Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution. Hundreds of square seals were discovered here is NOT correct. The Indus valley civilization was the earliest civilization of India.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indus civilization was a Bronze age civilization hence they were unaware about of Iron.

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