CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
The Mediterranean Sea
|
|
The Nile River
|
|
The Himalayas
|
|
The Indus River Valley
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The civilization was first identified in 1921 at Harappa in the Punjab region and then in 1922 at Mohenjo-daro (Mohenjodaro), near the Indus River in the Sindh (Sind) region. Both sites are in present-day Pakistan, in Punjab and Sindh provinces, respectively.
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: -The Indus Valley is located in the region known as South Asia, or the Indian subcontinent. The Indian subcontinent is a huge peninsula extending into the Indian Ocean. Towering, snow-covered mountain ranges mark the northern border of the subcontinent, including the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas.