INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

INDUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What led to the end of Indus Valley Civilization?
A
Invasion of Aryans
B
Recurrent Floods
C
Earthquakes
D
All the above
Explanation: 

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: -Many scholars believe that the collapse of the Indus Valley Civilization was caused by climate change. Some experts believe the drying of the Saraswati River, which began around 1900 BCE, was the main cause for climate change, while others conclude that a great flood struck the area.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Climate changes and geographic changes such as the drying of rivers have caused the end of the Harappan civilisation. It is also explained that deforestation and floods are recognised as the significant reasons for Harappan civilisation.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are many causes for the decline of Harappan civilisation. There were regular floods in the Indus and its tributaries. The overuse of wood for burning bricks that destroyed the forests, which made them migrate. The Aryans, who came from the north, could have attacked them.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), also known as the Indus Civilisation or the Harappan Civilisation was a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE.

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