The map shows ancient and modern cities on the Indian subcontinent.

A map titled Ancient and Modern Cities on the Indian Subcontinent. A key shows Ancient Indian civilizations with yellow dots and Modern Indian cities with purple dots. There are groups of yellow dots near the western coast and along the Indus River. The modern Indian cities of Mumbai and Chennai are along the coastline with Kolkata and New Delhi near rivers.

How do the locations of ancient and modern Indian cities differ?

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Trenton Webster

7 May, 11:49

The map shows ancient and modern cities on the Indian subcontinent.

A map titled Ancient and Modern Cities on the Indian Subcontinent. A key shows Ancient Indian civilizations with yellow dots and Modern Indian cities with purple dots. There are groups of yellow dots near the western coast and along the Indus River. The modern Indian cities of Mumbai and Chennai are along the coastline with Kolkata and New Delhi near rivers.

How do the locations of ancient and modern Indian cities differ?

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Violet Noble · Answer 1

The cities of Ancient India are actually located on the soil of today's Pakistan, while modern cities are more to the south.

Explanation:

The Indian civilization was created along the Indus river, and the most of the are located on the western coast of that river, along the Indus river. The most famous among them were Mohenjo-daro and Harappa. Although being some of the oldest cities in the world, they were modern. Still, that civilization that was destroyed was created on what is Pakistan today.