WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Many researchers believe that the main reason for the decline of the Harappan culture was caused by environmental factors, such as floods and earthquakes. Ans. According to research, there was physical evidence to prove that the decline of the Harappan culture was caused by flooding and drought.

Detailed explanation-3: -Floods played an important role in the decline of Harappan civilization. Several individual sites like Dholavira show that floods and rising sea levels leading to increased salinity made them uninhabitable. The Rann of Kutch, for example, was inhabited during the Harappan era.

Detailed explanation-4: -The IVC declined around 1800 BCE but the actual reasons behind its demise are still debated. One theory claims that Indo-European tribe i.e. Aryans invaded and conquered the IVC. In later cultures various elements of the IVC are found which suggest that civilization did not disappear suddenly due to an invasion.

Detailed explanation-5: -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. More items