Question

What are the factor responsible for declining of the Indus valley Civilization

Answer 1

Answer:

Many scholars believe that the collapse of the Indus Valley Civilization was caused by climate change. Some experts believe the drying of the Saraswati River, which began around 1900 BCE, was the main cause for climate change, while others conclude that a great flood struck the area.

Answer 2

Decline of the Indus Valley Civilization :-

• The IVC declined around 1800 BCE but the actual reasons behind its demise are still debated.

• One theory claims that Indo-European tribe i.e. Aryans invaded and conquered the IVC

• In later cultures various elements of the IVC are found which suggest that civilization did not disappear suddenly due to an invasion.

• On the other hand, many scholar believe natural factors are behind the decline of IVC.

(i) The natural factors could be geological and climatic.

(ii) It is belived that the Indus Valley region experienced several tectonic disturbances which causes earthquakes. Which also changed courses of rivers or dried them up.

(iii) Another natural reason might be changes in patterns of rainfall.

• There could be also dramatic shifts in the river courses, which might have brought floods to the food producing areas.

• Due to combination of these natural causes there was a slow but inevitable collapse of IVC.