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    1. Aryan Invasion Theory

      If this theory is true, what did the Aryans do after the conquered the land? Why was it abandoned after all? Also, why do so many people believe this if there is no actual evidence?

    2. The early Iranians self-identified as Aryan, meaning “noble” or “free” or “civilized”, until it was corrupted by European racists to serve their own agenda

      This is... very uncivilized 🙁

    3. Early Harappan – c. 5500-2800 BCE: Trade firmly established with Egypt, Mesopotamia, and possibly China. Ports, docks, and warehouses built near waterways by communities living in small villages.

      How did these civilizations find each other? Has this civilization been mentioned in other civilizations (e.g. within written records or art)?

    4. Indus Valley Civilization had been thought out, a site chosen, and purposefully constructed prior to full habitation

      How did they plan the city out? Did they plan by drawing/writing? Who planned and built it?

    5. a decline in trade with Egypt and Mesopotamia

      How did they trade with them? What did they trade? What caused the decrease in trade?

    6. The total population of the civilization is thought to have been upward of 5 million, & its territory stretched over 900 miles (1,500 km) along the Indus River.

      Did the large population somehow influence India's large population today?

    7. a writing system (known as Indus Script or Harappan Script) it has not yet been deciphered

      Will deciphering it ever be possible? Are there other ways of understanding a language other than translating from another known language?

    8. Vedic

      What are "Vedic" sources?