Settlements

Historical Settlements

The first known settlements in ancient India were in the Indus River valley. There were farming communities in this valley as early as 4500 B.C.E. By 3000 B.C.E., people also lived near the Ganges River. By 2500 B.C.E., there were walled settlements in the Indus River valley. The geography of India greatly influenced the location of early settlements on the subcontinent. Both the Indus and the Ganges rivers carried rich silt from the mountains to the plains.

  • When the rivers flooded, the silt spread over the plains and made the soil in the river valleys fertile for farming. ....
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