All of the Following Were Factors That Could Have Contributed

question 27

Multiple Choice

All of the following were factors that could have contributed to the decline of the Dravidian civilization EXCEPT

• A)a malaria outbreak
• B)a buildup of alkalinity in irrigated farmland
• C)invasion by the Aryans
• D)changes in the course of the Indus River
• E)warmer and wetter conditions rotted the food source

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Adaptation-level Theory

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