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Sir Mortimer Wheeler, referring to the origin of the Harappan Civilisation, said: "The Indus Civilisation may, in origin, best visualised as the sudden offspring of opportunity genius... the idea of civilisation came to the land of the Indus from the land of the twin rivers." The statement refers to the colonisation of the Harappan settlements by the _____ people.

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Sumerian
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Mesopotamian
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Persian
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Dravidian
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The correct option is B Mesopotamian
Mesopotamia was one of the important civilisations of the ancient world. This civilisation was flourishing in the fertile crescent created by the two rivers Euphrates and Tigris. The region we call as Mesopotamia is identical to the parts of modern-day Iraq. Because of its geographical position, the civilisation was also called as the land between two rivers.

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