5 Questions
When did anatomically modern humans first arrive on the Indian subcontinent?
Between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago
What marked the Vedic Period (1500–500 BCE)?
The composition of large collections of hymns (Vedas)
What were the Indo-Aryan tribes known for as they spread from the Punjab into the Gangetic plain?
Pastoral and nomadic lifestyle
What event led to the scattering of the population of the Indus Valley from large urban centres to villages in the second millennium BCE?
Persistent drought
Who overthrew the Nanda Empire and established the Maurya Empire in ancient India?
Chandragupta Maurya
Test your knowledge of the ancient human history in the Indian subcontinent including the arrival of anatomically modern humans, the development of settled life, and the rise of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
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