No, although the cities disappeared, much of the Harappan culture and technology survived and was passed on to the next phase of Indian civilisation. NCERT Book Exploring Society India and Beyond Class 6 Class 6 Social Science NCERT Chapter ...
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The drying up of the Sarasvatī River in its central basin caused cities along the river, such as Kalibangan and Banawali, to be abandoned, contributing to the civilisation’s decline. Class VI Book Exploring Society India and Beyond Social Science Chapter ...
The earlier theory that warfare or invasions destroyed the cities has been ruled out, as there is no evidence of warfare or invasions, and the Harappans appear to have had no army or weapons of war. Class VI NCERT Social ...
The two main factors are: (1) a global climatic change around 2200 BCE that led to reduced rainfall and made agriculture difficult, and (2) the drying up of the Sarasvatī River, which caused cities like Kalibangan and Banawali to be ...
Around 1900 BCE, the civilisation began to fall apart, with cities being abandoned one by one. The inhabitants shifted to a rural lifestyle, and the central administration or government seems to have disappeared. NCERT Book Exploring Society India and Beyond ...