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**Indues River Valley
-Intro- located in South West Asia
-Geography
- in present day pakistan, india, china, and afghanistan
- branched out to 7 greats rivers
- 5 still exist today
- region used to be really diverse
- river provided good soil for crops and eans for good transportation and trade
-Importance
- when it flooded, it fertilized the land
- always fished and drank the water from it
- used for transportation and trade
-Religion
- believed in life after death
- similar to Hinduism
- worshiped Mother Goddesses
- worshiped animals
- gods names are unknown
-culture and arts
- skilled in potery, weaving, and metal work
- make figures out of gold and stone
- weapons- axes, spears, daggers, no shields or armor
- people danced for fun
-Cities
- had private bathrooms in their houses
- first urban sanitation system
- cities were set up into prefect grid patterns
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