HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Change in the flow of the river
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Drought (shortages of water)
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Attacked/Natural Disaster
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Flooded under the Arabian Sea
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Aryan Invasion Theory (c. The Indus Valley Civilization may have met its demise due to invasion. According to one theory by British archaeologist Mortimer Wheeler, a nomadic, Indo-European tribe, called the Aryans, suddenly overwhelmed and conquered the Indus River Valley.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Patliputra.
Detailed explanation-3: -Since the Harappan people lived near the Indus River, the possibility of flooding was a major concern. To protect their cities from floodwaters, the Harappan people built their cities on high ground, and in lower areas of the city, buildings and other structures were raised on platforms.
Detailed explanation-4: -From 1950 to 2010, 21 major floods in Pakistan’s Indus River Basin killed a total of 8, 887 people, affected 109, 822 villages, and caused a cumulative direct economic loss of about $19 billion.