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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The Indus valley civilization started declining from about 1900 BCE. Changes in climate, decline of trade with Mesopotamians, drying up or flooding of the river, foreign invasion of Indus civilisation might have been the reasons for the decline of this civilization.
Detailed explanation-2: -Earthquakes and other epidemics could have been the cause for the abrupt end of the civilisation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shifting monsoon patterns linked to climate change likely caused the rise and fall of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, according to a study by an Indian-origin scientist which analysed data from North India covering the past 5, 700 years.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ecological Imbalance Over-cultivation, overgrazing, and excessive tree cutting for firewood and farming were all examples of Harappan over-exploitation of the environment. The combined requirements of Harappan townspeople, peasants, and pastoralists outstripped these places’ limited production capacity.
Detailed explanation-5: -The civilization was created after regular trading started relationships between multiple cities and states around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Mesopotamian cities became self-run civil governments. One of the cities within this civilization, Ur, was the first literate society in history.