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When did anatomically modern humans first arrive on the Indian subcontinent from Africa?
When did anatomically modern humans first arrive on the Indian subcontinent from Africa?
- Between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago (correct)
- Between 40,000 and 30,000 years ago
- Between 90,000 and 75,000 years ago
- Between 60,000 and 45,000 years ago
Which civilization flourished between 2500 BCE and 1900 BCE in present-day Pakistan and north-western India?
Which civilization flourished between 2500 BCE and 1900 BCE in present-day Pakistan and north-western India?
- The Indus Valley civilization (correct)
- The Egyptian civilization
- The Mehrgarh civilization
- The Mesopotamian civilization
What evidence of sedentariness can be documented at the site of Mehrgarh?
What evidence of sedentariness can be documented at the site of Mehrgarh?
- Elaborate urban planning
- Domestication of wheat and barley (correct)
- Construction of baked brick houses
- Development of elaborate drainage and water supply