Early Human Settlement in South Asia
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When did sedentariness begin in South Asia?

  • 1500 BCE
  • 7000 BCE (correct)
  • 2500 BCE
  • 1900 BCE

    • During which period did the Indus Valley Civilisation flourish?

  • 1500–500 BCE
  • 73,000 - 55,000 years ago
  • 600 BCE
  • 2500 BCE - 1900 BCE (correct)

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

  • Spread of pastoral and nomadic Indo-Aryans into the Gangetic plain
  • Rise of new ascetic movements and religious concepts
  • Composition of large collections of hymns (Vedas) (correct)
  • Synthesis of Buddhism with preexisting religious cultures

    • Who overthrew the Nanda Empire and established the Maurya Empire?

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

    What caused the population of the Indus Valley to scatter from large urban centres to villages during the second millennium BCE?

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

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