Round 9: Tossup 15
Scholars have proposed that a writing system used around this river influenced so-called “megalithic graffiti” found on widely-distributed ceramic shards. The Cemetery H culture emerged around tributaries of this river possibly as a result of migration from the north. An inscription found at Sirkap on this river was written in the Aramaic-inspired Kharosthi (“kuh-ROASH-tee”) script. Apollonius of Tyana described meeting the ruler of a city on this river that at times was the capital of Gandhara. A civilization centered on this river traded through the port of Lothal. Water storage during droughts was the likely purpose of the Great Bath in a city on this river, where the Dancing Girl sculpture was found. For 10 points, name this South Asian river whose sites include Mohenjo-daro and Harappa. ■END■
ANSWER: Indus River [accept Indus River Valley Civilization; accept IVC]
<Simon Fraser A, Other History> | Packet N - Simon Fraser A, Carleton A, Georgia Tech A, Claremont A, Warwick A, Columbia B
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