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why was Indus valley civilization named so? name a few cities situated on the bank of river indus

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Answer 1

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→why was Indus valley civilization named so?

✧archaeologists and historians have named this culture as the 'Indus Valley Civilization'. It is also called the Harappan Civilization as Harappa was the first site to be excavated. The pattern of living in all the sites of the civilization, excavated later, resembles that of Harappa.

The civilization flourished roughly between 2500-1500 BCE, that is, about 3,500-4,500 years ago. At some places, it extended beyond this time period.

→name a few cities situated on the bank of river indus.

✧In the Indian subcontinent, the first cities came into being in the valley of River Indus. They were Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.

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→Extent of Indus Valley civilization:

✧For many years after the discovery of Harappa, Mohenjo-daro and other nearby sites, it was believed that this civilization was limited to a small area near the Indus river. Further excavations showed that it was spread over large parts of present-day Pakistan and the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Hundreds of sites belonging to this civilization have been discovered in these places. Some have been excavated and thoroughly researched while others are still awaiting excavation.

Answer 2

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The Indus Valley Civilisation is named after the Indus river system in whose alluvial plains the early sites of the civilisation were identified and excavated.

Cities situated on the bank of river indus areLeh, Skardu, Dasu, Besham, Thakot, Swabi, Dera Ismail Khan, Sukkur, Hyderabad.

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