The End of a Civilisation
Theories regarding the decline: climatic change, deforestation, floods, or the Aryan invasion theory.
Key Questions
- 1Which theory of decline is best supported by archaeological evidence?
- 2How did the collapse of trade networks affect the cities?
- 3What happened to Harappan cultural traits after the cities were abandoned?
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