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Indus Valley Civilization
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The Indus Valley Civilization
The Beginning
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The Begining
The Indus Valley civilization started a long time ago between 3300-1500 BCE. It was a Bronze Age civilization that emerged in the Indian subcontinent along the river Indus thus naming it The Indus Valley civilization.
Discovery of Indus
How Indus Valley was Discovered
In 1826 the Indus Valley Civilization was discovered by chance when a British explorer in India (Charles Messon) found some mysterious brick mounds in Punjab. Later in 1921 an Indian archaeologist (Day Ram Sahni) understood the importance of these brick mounds and excavated the place.
Into The Indus Valley
Into The Indus Valley
Also known as The Harappan Civilzation, the Indus civilization was located mainly in Pakistan and existed around the years of 3000-1500 B.C.
Their houses were usually two storeys high and was made out of baked bricks and had flat roofs.
The farmers grew barley, wheat, melons and dates.
They kept herds of domiscated cattle and pigs.The area had many skilled potters and also had beautiful bronze figures. Merchants traded jewelry, artifacts and crops
There were hundreds of settlements and the two main settlements were Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Mohenjo-Daro came up between the Gaggar Hakra river and the Indus river. Harappa came up on the bank of the river Ravi.
Religion & Language
The main deity of The civilization was a goddess although, statues of a god with three heads and horns was found. It is thought that the elephant, tiger, rhino, and bull were considered sacred.
By around 2500 B.C. towns had spread across the valley and a form of writing was created and is still untransalated.
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Goverment & Timeline
It's thought that Indus valley towns were centered on a long luxurious citadel and were run by a small group of noble families. They stored food for the times of famine or poor harvests which formed the basis of the civilization. The two main settlements both consisted of 40,000 people.
Goverment& Timeline
Timeline
3000 B.C. - Farming settlements goes up along the river.
2500 B.C. - The Indus Valley is at its peak
1800 B.C. - Downfall of the civilization.