WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Indus civilization, also called Indus valley civilization or Harappan civilization, the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent. The nuclear dates of the civilization appear to be about 2500–1700 bce, though the southern sites may have lasted later into the 2nd millennium bce.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Indus River Valley Civilization, 3300-1300 BCE, also known as the Harappan Civilization, extended from modern-day northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.

Detailed explanation-3: -There is no difference between the two. Since Harappa was the first site to be discovered in 1921 by Daya Ram Sahni, hence the Indus Valley Civilisation is also called as the Harappan Civilisation. It’s the same thing. Harappa was one of the cities in the Indus Valley Civilization just like Mohan-jo-daro, Lothal etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Indus River Valley Civilization, also known as Harappan civilization, developed the first accurate system of standardized weights and measures, some as accurate as to 1.6 mm. Harappans created sculpture, seals, pottery, and jewelry from materials, such as terracotta, metal, and stone.

Detailed explanation-5: -John Marshall was the first researcher to use the term, ‘Indus Valley Civilization’. Indus Valley Civilization spread from the year 2500 – 1750 BC according to radio-carbon dating.