Why Did Early Agricultural Settlements Arise in the Indus Valley

question 34

Multiple Choice

Why did early agricultural settlements arise in the Indus Valley before the Ganges Valley?

• A) Annual floods replenished the soil in the Indus Valley but not in the Ganges Valley.
• B) The Indus River,but not the Ganges River,brought plentiful water from its source in the Himalayas.
• C) The Indus Valley suffered less from the yearly monsoons than did the Ganges Valley.
• D) The Ganges Valley,unlike the Indus Valley,was surrounded by inhospitable deserts.

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