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Which statement best explains how geography contributed to the development of the Harappan civilization?
Harappa was located in a dry area, which provided opportunities for better hunting.
Harappa was located in a remote area, which allowed the people to avoid warfare.
Harappa was located in the Indus River Valley, which provided fertile land for farming.
Harappa was located in the Himalayan Mountains, which encouraged trade with other groups.
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By 1900 BC many Indus cities had been abandoned. Historians believe things started to fall apart around 1700 BC. But how did this apparently peaceful, well-organised civilisation collapse in just 200 years?
Looking at the ruins we can see many changes. The cities became overcrowded, with houses built on top of houses. Important buildings like the Great Bath at Mohenjo-Daro were built over.
People stopped maintaining the drains and they became blocked. Some traders even hid their valuables under the floors of their homes. What were they scared of? Why did this happen?
Did trade stop?
Trade was very important for the Indus civilisation. Their main trade partner was Mesopotamia, which was an advanced civilisation in the Middle East.
Around the time the Indus cities started to fail, Mesopotamia was going through huge political problems. Their trade networks collapsed and this would have had a big impact on the Indus cities. There would have been less work for traders and for manufacturers, who made the things which the traders sold abroad.
Some historians think this is why the cities collapsed.
We know that only the cities fell into ruins. Farmers in the Indus Valley went on living in their villages and working on their farms, but the civilisation would never return to greatness again.
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