Indus River
Time
-3300-1900 BC
-Southwest Asia
Geography
-Present day Pakistan, India, Afghan, and China
-Natural borders of the Himalayas and Arabian Sea
-Back then river made the soil good for crops and the region was really diverse
Importance
-Used for transportation and trade
-Fertilized the land when it flooded
-Irrigation, fished, and drank from it
Religion
-Similar to Hinduism
-Seals of animals and swastikas
-Worshiped animal
-God names unknown
Culture
-Clothes made of cotton and wool
-Made terracotta figures out of gold and stone
-Skilled in pottery, weaving, and metalworking
-Weapons: axes, spears, daggers, no shields or amor
Names of People
-Harappan Civilization
-4 different classes
Cities
-Set up in perfect grid patterns and 1st urban sanitation system
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