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INDUS RIVER VALLEY
CIVILIZATION
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INDUS 2500 BC – 1500 BC River – INDUS Climate –
monsoons seasonal winds; cycle of wet/dry seasons
Writing – not known have yet to decipher
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INDUS 2500 BC – 1500 BC We know less
about the Indus River Valley Civilization because the writing has not yet been deciphered
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THE INDUS RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATION IS SOMETIMES CALLED: HARAPPAN CIVILIZATION
Planned cities – precise grid system
Citadel- protection; temple; central gov’t.
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HARAPPAN CIVILIZATION Buildings were
constructed of sun-dried or kiln-fired mud brick
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PLUMBING SYSTEM
Private bathrooms & toilets built of brick with a wooden seat
Pipes connected to each house carried wastewater to underground sewer system
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CULTURE / TRADE Language impossible to decipher 400 symbols found on stamps/seals
Housing: Social Divisions not great
Artifacts – clay/wooden toys, few weapons
Animals important part of culture
Religion- link to Hinduism Traded with Mesopotamians
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END OF CIVILIZATION Shifts in Tectonic Plates
probably caused earthquakes & Floods and altered the Indus river
Trade on the river became impossible
Agriculture –prevented the production of large harvests; the soil was exhausted by over-farming