Question

Indus Valley is considered a proto-historic civilization because:

• A. Absolutely no literary references can be found for the civilization.
• B. The civilization had not yet developed a system of writing.
• C. The script of the civilization has not been deciphered yet.
• D. There are no archaeological evidences of the civilization.

Answer 1

The correct option is C The script of the civilization has not been deciphered yet.

A proto-historic civilization is one which has not yet discovered writing.

Literary information about the civilization is gained through references found in the texts of other civilizations.

In the case of Indus Valley, references can be found in Mesopotamian texts.

Since the Harappan script has not been deciphered yet, it is considered a proto-historic civilization.