SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
an important river in India, with a valley that was cultivated for its rich farmland after the invention of of the iron plow made it possible to clear the dense growth along its banks
A
Ganges
B
Nile
C
Olmec
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The invention of the iron plow, along with the development of irrigation, allowed the Aryans and their indigenous subjects to clear the dense jungle growth along the Ganges River and transform the Ganges valley into one of the richest agricultural re-gions in South Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Shang Dynasty (1750-1122 B.C.E.) was mostly a farming society ruled by an aristocracy (an upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed from generation to generation).

Detailed explanation-3: -Around 1500 BCE, a group of nomadic warriors invaded the Indus Valley culture. These people, the Aryans, came from Eastern Europe probably looking for pastures for their animals. They gave up their nomadic ways and settled here in India’s fertile river valleys, raising cattle and horses they brought with them.

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