WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

INDUS VALLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ was the written language developed by Aryans in the Indus Valley. Using it, they recorded their legends and religious (Hindu) texts.
A
Sanskrit
B
Hieroglyphics
C
Cuneiform
D
English
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indus script, also known as the Harappan script, is a corpus of symbols produced by the Indus Valley Civilisation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The language of the Indus script had remained as a puzzle for long time and the conclusion now arrived at is that Indus scripts are written in “logo-syllabic” way and all the Indus inscriptions are based on Sanskrit language.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sanskrit is a language which belongs to the Indo-Aryan group and is the root of many, but not all Indian languages. “If you know Sanskrit, you can easily understand many Indian languages such as Hindi, Bengali and Marathi, ‘’ says Vaishnav, a grade 11 student at Laxman Public School.

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