5 Questions
According to modern genetics, when did anatomically modern humans first arrive on the Indian subcontinent from Africa?
Between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago
When did sedentariness, involving the transition from foraging to farming and pastoralism, begin in South Asia?
Around 7000 BCE
Where did the settled life gradually evolve into the Indus Valley civilization?
Present-day Pakistan and north-western India
What were some notable features of the Indus Valley civilization?
Urban planning, baked brick houses, elaborate drainage, and water supply
What caused the population decline in the second millennium BCE?
Persistent drought
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