CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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Question
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Meluha
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Dilmun
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Oman
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Mesopotamians referred to the Indus Valley as “Meluha". Meluha was the chief city of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Identification with the Indus Valley Most scholars suggest that Meluhha was the Sumerian name for the Indus Valley civilisation. Finnish scholars Asko and Simo Parpola identify Meluhha (earlier variant Me-lah-ha) from earlier Sumerian documents with Dravidian mel akam “high abode” or “high country".
Detailed explanation-3: -Meluha – The empire of the Suryavanshis, also known as the land of pure life. Meluha is based in the areas of the modern Indian provinces of Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and the whole of Pakistan. It also includes parts of eastern Afghanistan.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Harappan Civilisation is also called as Indus Valley Civilisation. Why do you think it was called so? A. It was known as Indus Valley Civilisation as the people discovered the river Indus.