Give two reasons why indo-gangetic plains witnessed the rise of big cities.
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Explanation:
1. Birth Place of Indus-Valley Civilisation:
Due the fertile soil and flat terrain, this plain has seen many great Empires like the Maurya Empire,Nanda Empire,Gupta Empire, The Delhi Sultanate and Finally the Mughal Empire.
All these Empires had their influential Capitals and Demographic and Political centres in the Indo-Gangetic Plains.
Pic 3. Indus Valley Civilization.
Pic 4. Mauryan Empire under Ashoka The Great
Pic 5. Mughal Empire at its Peak
2. Aryavarta:
During the Vedic era, it was along the plains of the Indus and Ganga river that the Vedas were Compiled.
This Land was referred to as Aryavarta ( The Land of Aryans).
Pic 5. The Vedas
3. Coining of Term Hindustan:
The Turks,Persians and Muslim invaders referred to this are as ‘Hindustan’ (Land Of Hindus).
This term was later used for the whole country.
pic 6. Hindustan or Modern Day India
4. The Birth Of South Asian Culture:
Due to the amalgamation of different religions, cultures and ethnicities,
The South Asian region was a melting pot of diversity like no other place on Earth.
People from Major religions lived peacefully in this region.
5. Heavily Populated Region:
As cities developed around the Indo-Gangetic Plain along the banks of rivers with perennial flow, population density throughout the Purple Area in Pic 1 increased.
Timely monsoon ensured that agricultural yield was maximum and it also ensured a geographical hotspot for various species of Flora and Fauna.