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Indus ValleyIndus ValleyCivilizationCivilization
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Indus Valley
• Large area along the Indus River in what is modern-day Pakistan (it was part of India then – long story)
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• Civilization had large and well-planned cities that were laid out according to a grid
• In contrast, most Mesopotamian cities (and later European ones, for that matter) have confusing mazes of streets that developed from walking paths
• Had a good sewer system, complete with indoor toilets and baths. No other contemporary cities had this.
• First to cultivate cotton and weave cotton cloth
• Polytheistic religion
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Computer generated picture of what Mohenjo Daro may have looked
like.
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Around 1900 BC, the Indus Valley Civilization declines and the cities are abandoned by 1700 BC. Several theories why:
1. Invasion
• There was an invasion of Aryans from the north (they weren’t blond, blue-eyed people – that’s a later connotation).
• They conquered the Indus Valley folk
2. Weather patterns
• It appears the area become cooler and drier around this time and this affected water flow and food sources
3. Combination
• Weather disruptions weakened the civ and left it open for conquering. Nobody knows for sure.