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Article: Explore India's history. (Skills Master 1).(Chronology)
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- February 7, 2003
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India is the world's second-most-populous nation, and it is home to more than a billion people. A modern country with a long and complex history, India is also a leading power in South Asia.
Below is a time line of some important events in Indian history. Study this information, then answer the questions.
TIME LINE
2,500 B.C.
Ancient India's earliest civilizations thrive along the banks of the Indus River. Indus Valley peoples develop complex systems of writing, counting, measuring, and weighing. Archaeologists believe changing river patterns and a series of floods might have caused an end to these civilizations.
1,400 B.C.
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