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What is the estimated time range for the arrival of anatomically modern humans on the Indian subcontinent?
What is the estimated time range for the arrival of anatomically modern humans on the Indian subcontinent?
Between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago.
When do the earliest known human remains in South Asia date back to?
When do the earliest known human remains in South Asia date back to?
30,000 years ago.
When did sedentariness begin in South Asia?
When did sedentariness begin in South Asia?
Around 7000 BCE.
What was the period of flourishing of the Indus Valley civilization?
What was the period of flourishing of the Indus Valley civilization?
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What caused the population of the Indus Valley to scatter from large urban centres to villages?
What caused the population of the Indus Valley to scatter from large urban centres to villages?
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What were the major developments in South Asia between 7000 BCE and 1900 BCE?
What were the major developments in South Asia between 7000 BCE and 1900 BCE?
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What was the significance of the Vedic Period (1500–500 BCE) in South Asia?
What was the significance of the Vedic Period (1500–500 BCE) in South Asia?
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What was the geographical origin of the Indo-Aryan tribes that migrated into the Punjab?
What was the geographical origin of the Indo-Aryan tribes that migrated into the Punjab?
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What cultural development occurred around 600 BCE in South Asia?
What cultural development occurred around 600 BCE in South Asia?
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What were the major historical events that led to the formation of small chieftaincies (janapadas)?
What were the major historical events that led to the formation of small chieftaincies (janapadas)?
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