HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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The Yellow River
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The Indus River
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The Yangtze River
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Riverside
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Detailed explanation-1: -This river begins in the Himalayas. The river floods when the snows melt. Later, the water retreats and leaves silt or fertile soil behind. The first Indian civilization began with two cities – Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.
Detailed explanation-2: -A large amount of the Indus’s water is provided by melting snows and glaciers of the Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and Himalayan ranges. The monsoon rains (July to September) provide the rest of the flow.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Indus /ˈɪndəs/ IN-dəs (Sanskrit: Sindhu) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Sindhu River, also commonly referred to as the Indus River, is a major waterway in South Asia. One of the longest rivers in the world, the Sindhu has a total length of over 2, 000 miles and runs south from the Kailash Mountain in Tibet all the way to the Arabian Sea in Karachi, Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Indus River is about 1, 800 miles (2, 900 kilometers) long. It starts high in the Himalayas in the Tibet region of China. For about 500 miles (800 kilometers) the Indus flows through some of the world’s tallest mountains. It passes through northwestern India, the territory of Kashmir, and northern Pakistan.