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What was the approximate duration of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
What was the approximate duration of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
- 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE (correct)
- 1900 BCE to 1000 BCE
- 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE
- 2000 BCE to 1500 BCE
What term is sometimes applied to the Indus Civilisation after its type site?
What term is sometimes applied to the Indus Civilisation after its type site?
- Mesopotamian
- Aegean
- Phoenician
- Harappan (correct)
Where did the Indus Valley Civilisation flourish?
Where did the Indus Valley Civilisation flourish?
- Southern Europe
- Alluvial plain of the Indus River and monsoon-fed rivers (correct)
- Near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- Along the Nile River
Where was the first excavated site of the Indus Valley Civilisation located?
Where was the first excavated site of the Indus Valley Civilisation located?
What was the culmination of work that began after the founding of the Archaeological Survey of India in the British Raj in 1861?
What was the culmination of work that began after the founding of the Archaeological Survey of India in the British Raj in 1861?
Which other two ancient civilisations is the Indus Valley Civilisation compared to?
Which other two ancient civilisations is the Indus Valley Civilisation compared to?
What type of houses were noted in the cities of the ancient Indus?
What type of houses were noted in the cities of the ancient Indus?
What may have been the initial stimulus for the urbanization of the Harappan civilization?
What may have been the initial stimulus for the urbanization of the Harappan civilization?
What is the earliest and best-known Neolithic culture that populated the early Harappan cultures?
What is the earliest and best-known Neolithic culture that populated the early Harappan cultures?
What has remained undeciphered related to the Harappan civilization?
What has remained undeciphered related to the Harappan civilization?
Which of the following is a major urban center of the Harappan civilization?
Which of the following is a major urban center of the Harappan civilization?
What language family is favored by a section of scholars as having a relationship with the Harappan language?
What language family is favored by a section of scholars as having a relationship with the Harappan language?
After what type site is the Indus civilisation sometimes referred to as?
After what type site is the Indus civilisation sometimes referred to as?
What river system is the Indus civilisation named after?
What river system is the Indus civilisation named after?
Which terms have been employed in the literature after a posited identification of the Ghaggar-Hakra with the river Sarasvati described in the early chapters of Rigveda?
Which terms have been employed in the literature after a posited identification of the Ghaggar-Hakra with the river Sarasvati described in the early chapters of Rigveda?
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