CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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earthquakes and floods
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a volcano
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hurricanes
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invaders called Aryans
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many scholars now believe the collapse of the Indus Valley Civilization was caused by climate change. The eastward shift of monsoons may have reduced the water supply, forcing the Harappans of the Indus River Valley to migrate and establish smaller villages and isolated farms.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are many causes for the decline of Harappan civilisation. There were regular floods in the Indus and its tributaries. The overuse of wood for burning bricks that destroyed the forests, which made them migrate. The Aryans, who came from the north, could have attacked them.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dholavira is a site of an ancient metropolitan town of the Harappan period and was known as the largest port-town of the Harappans which flourished around 5, 000 years ago, until the tsunami destroyed it 3, 450 years ago.