The Indus River Valley

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Political• Identically planned cities and

construction suggests a strong central government

Economic• Traded long

distances

• Artifacts found show that Sumer and Indus traded for about 350 years

Religious• Artifacts show

links to modern Hindu Culture– Shiva- is a

major Hindu god

• Worshipped Cows

Social• Civilization was generally

stable• Same kinds of houses

suggests little social differences

• Toys were found for children – this shows prosperity since they can make things they do not NEED to survive

Intellectual• Solved the problem of plumbing

• Built extensive plumbing systems– Private bath and toilet for every house

– Toilets made of brick with wooden seats

– Pipes connected underground sewer system

Achievements• Sophisticated city planning – very

detailed and organized– Used a grid system

• Citadel – a fortified area surrounded by a wall that protected the major buildings in the city– Public buildings, bath, granaries and

religious quarters

Harappa

Mohenjo Daro

Geography• Wall of Mountains- sepereated India from the rest

of Asia– Hindu Kush– Himalaya– Karakoram

• This created an Indian Sub-Continent• Monsoons – trade winds that brought rain in the

summer and dry wind in the winter• Major Rivers-

– Indus– Ganges

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