Indus valley civilization vs Mesopotamian civilization

Indus valley civilization

vs

Mesopotamian civilization

Indus valley civilization

Trade

Custom/Religion

• The Indus Valley Civilization was an ancient civilization located in what is Pakistan and northwest India today.

Lifestyle or Occupation

Mesopotamian

Indus valley

Mesopotamian

Indus valley

Mesopotamian civilization

• The popular occupations were pottery and sculptures.

• Craftsmen - metal-smiths, potters, spinners, weavers, carpenters - and labourers were the popular occupations in this civilization.

• Men wore flowing lengths of cloth and women wore skirts.

• Ancient Mesopotamia refers to the place where humans first formed civilizations. It was here that people first gathered in large cities, learned to write, and created governments. For this reason Mesopotamia is often called the "Cradle of Civilization".

• The merchants traded food, clothing, jewelry, wine and other goods between the cities.

• The men wore kilt-like skirts and the women wore longer dresses.

• The people followed Hinduism.

• Worship of tree, fire, water and probably sun seems to have been in vogue among the Indus people.

• Ornaments like bangles and necklaces were also worn by men and women that was made out of gold, silver etc.

• Silver and sapphire were imported from Persia and Afghanistan. Besides ivory works, combs, pearls were exported to West Asia from the Indus cities.

• They enjoyed wearing jewelry, especially rings and bangles.

• The cultures of Mesopotamia had a polytheistic belief system ( the people believed in multiple gods)

• More than 2,000 gods and goddesses have been identified.

Jewellery of mesopotamian civilization

Jewellery of indus valley civilization

Town Planning

Mesopotamian

Indus valley

Trading things : Vessel and plate

Gods of indus valley civilization

Gods of mesopotamian civilization

Trading things : Jug

• The great cities of this civilization are Uruk,Akkad,Assur,Babylon,Nimrud,

Nineveh,Persepolis.

• The houses were grouped into congested blocks, where partywalls were common.

• The major cities of Indus valley civilization were Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, Lothal, Dholavira, Ganweriwala, Kalibanga, Banwalli etc.
• They had houses on both sides of streets, brick on edge platforms, bathrooms and drains of baked bricks.

• The wealthier classes of lived in ample hoses of dozen or rooms, arranged on two storeys, and whitewashed inside and out.

Conclusion -

• The kings and queens lived on the citadel (the

top).

The common factors that lead to the development of these two civilizations are -

Mesopotamia

Indus valley

• Geographical factors like rivers and fertile lands which help humans to settle in one place to farm.
• Excellent irrigation system which lead to the construction of canals,dams,reservoirs etc.
• Cultural and technological innovations .
• Growth of population.
• Trading.
• Farming and grazing of animals.
• Proper Town Planning

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Are these factors true in the Modern world ? Justify your answer.

Some of the common factors which led to the development of these two civilizations are true for some of the places in the modern world. Some countries have proper town planning, good trading and technological innovations. But some countries are undeveloped.All the countries have growth of population.

About Them

U.A.E Civilization

Arabs were very good sailors, and the UAE took advantage of the exchanges with their Muslim brothers. But soon, Europeans began to travel, to colonize, and they were very interested in India and Asia. In the seventeenth century, they realized that the UAE tribes represented a threat to their commercial fleets. The British and the Portuguese attacked the UAE ports. But the Arab ports were not easy to take, and with some tricky alliances and treasons (it was often the case at that time), the Arab gained some beautiful victories over some European nations.Emirates find peace ... but still not wealth, as the British had maritime trade well under control. The Arab survived with pearl trade, but that did not make them rich. While the world has developed, the UAE remain under British protectorate, mainly living in the desert, trading with camel caravans. But in 2nd december ,1971 UAE became independent.

The first traces of civilization in the UAE date from 7500 years from now.

Archaeological excavations show that at that time, early Bedouins practiced trade and were rather nomadic than sedentary. Even then, the area was a sandy desert, with no animals except a few camels, and without water, which means there was no vegetation. Only in the few oases could grow palm trees and a few other cultures. It was therefore necessary to move in order to survive and the inhabitants of the region were naturally merchants and nomads. . With Islam came the Arabic language and the culture that goes with it: Islamic art, writing, but also mathematics, astronomy. As the site was strategically interesting (the UAE are at the door of the Persian Gulf), they had to conquer the seas.

Thank You

Durga Edavalath

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