Early Human Settlement in South Asia

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When did sedentariness begin in South Asia?

  • Around 30,000 years ago
  • Around 7000 BCE (correct)
  • Between 2500 BCE and 1900 BCE
  • Between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago

When did the Indus Valley Civilisation flourish?

  • Between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago
  • Between 2500 BCE and 1900 BCE (correct)
  • Around 600 BCE
  • Around 30,000 years ago

When did the Vedic Period occur?

  • Between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago
  • Around 30,000 years ago
  • 1500–500 BCE (correct)
  • Around 600 BCE

When did the pastoral and nomadic Indo-Aryans spread from the Punjab into the Gangetic plain?

<p>During the Vedic Period (1500–500 BCE) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who established the first great empire in ancient India?

<p>Chandragupta Maurya (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What marked the Vedic Period (1500–500 BCE)?

<p>Composition of large collections of hymns (Vedas) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What gave rise to Hinduism?

<p>Synthesis of Buddhism with preexisting religious cultures (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the second urbanization take place in ancient India?

<p>Around 600 BCE (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What caused the population of the Indus Valley to scatter from large urban centers to villages?

<p>Persistent drought (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What led to the consolidation of small chieftaincies into larger states (mahajanapadas) in ancient India?

<p>Rise of new ascetic movements and religious concepts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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