The Beginnings of Indian Civilisation — Social Studies STD 6 — Question

The civilisation in this chapter has several names based on the areas where it was discovered and settled.
Each name has its own significance. Some of them are as follows
• Indus The civilisation was settled mostly near the fertile plains of the river Indus and its tributaries.
• Harappan The civilisation was named Harappan because the very first site of this civilisation was discovered in Harappa city.
• Indus-Sarswati or Sindhu- Saraswati The name was given based on the widespread expanse of the civilisation over the vast fertile plains of Indus and Saraswati rivers.