There were five large cities with a population of 30,000 or more in the earliest settlement of the Indus Valley. What is the name given to this time period? What was the other large city described?

The period when there were five large cities in the Indus Valley, which scientists often call Harappan Cities, is called the Indus Valley Culture. This term was chosen because this is the modern name of one of the most important and developed cities in the region. Another large city that is associated with the period is Mohenjo-Daro, the most famous and largest city of this culture.

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