Second Urbanization
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Periodc. 600 BCE onward, Gangetic plains Exam importanceHigh
The historians’ term for the re-emergence of cities in the Gangetic plains from around the 6th century BCE (the “first” urbanization being the earlier, separate Indus Valley Civilization), associated with iron technology, trade, and the Mahajanapadas.
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