WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

INDUS VALLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What river did the people of India build cities near?
A
Ganges
B
Nile
C
Indus
D
Brahmaputra
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Harappan civilization was located in the Indus River valley. Its two large cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, were located in present-day Pakistan’s Punjab and Sindh provinces, respectively. Its extent reached as far south as the Gulf of Khambhat and as far east as the Yamuna (Jumna) River.

Detailed explanation-2: -The people of the Indus Valley used mud from the river to make bricks to build their buildings. They would mix the soil with water and press it into wooden molds then bake it in the sun or kiln. Harappa was partially built on mud-brick platforms about 20 feet thick to protect it from flooding.

Detailed explanation-3: -Harappa and Mohenjo-daro Two of the major cities of the Indus Valley Civilization during the Bronze Age.

Detailed explanation-4: -The two rivers that defined the Indus River Valley civilization are the Indus River and the Ghaggar-Hakra River. While both run roughly parallel to each other through a wide river valley, they are very different rivers.

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