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Indus River Valley
-3300 Bc to 1900BC
-Southwest asia
-present day pakistan, india, afghanistan, and china
-natural borders of himalayas and arabian sea sheltered them from attacks
-region was diverse
-consisted of forests, jungles, deserts, vast plains, and mountains
-importance
-used for transportation and trade
-fertilized the ground when it flooded
-provided irrigation
-similar to hinduism
-seals of animals and swastikas
-worshiped animals
-gods names are unknown cuz they died with the civilization
-had between 400 to 600 symbols
-Apparel
-clothes made of cotton and wool
-colorful robes
- made figures out of gold and stone
-had axes, spears, dagger
-food;wheat bread with rice or barley
-cities were perfect grid pattern
-Lothal was trading center along the Saurashtra (india) coast
-Harappa was one of the first cities build
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