CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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because they liked it
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because it was the first city found
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just like that
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Indus Valley civilization is called the Harappan civilization because Harappa was the first site where the unique archaeological evidences of the civilization were discovered.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term Harappan is sometimes applied to the Indus civilisation after its type site Harappa, the first to be excavated early in the 20th century in what was then the Punjab province of British India and is now Punjab, Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Indus Valley Civilisation is named so, because of the extensive location of the archaeological sites along the river Indus and its tributaries. Also, some of the earliest sites discovered of this civilisation were near the Indus Valley.
Detailed explanation-4: -The cities discovered after Harappa were called Harappan cities because they all had buildings similar to the site in Harappa and similar objects were discovered from them. Eg. Archaeologists found red and black pottery, weights made of stone, seals, beads, tools of copper as well as stone blades in most of the cities.