Indus River Valley
- Brahmins, Kshatriya, Vaishyas, Shudras
- 3300 B.C. - 1900 B.C.
- It was in Southwest Asia and covered 1,260,000 sq km
- Its in Present day Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, and China. Natural Borders of the Himalayas and Arabian Sea sheltered area from attacks and disease. The Indus River System branched out into 7 great rivers. Back then, the region was really diverse with forests, jungles, deserts, vast plains, mountains and the river delta and basin. The river provided fertile soil.
- When the river flooded they had no dams, they also used it for drinking water, fish, and irrigation. The floods also fertilized the soil with the silt.
- Their religion similar to Hinduism, seals of animals and swastikas, believed in life after death, and worshiped Mother Goddess. Worshiped animals, god names are unknown, and god names died with the civilization.
- They were a literate society. Between 400-600 distinct Indus symbols. Wrote on pots and clay tablets.
- Clothes were made of cotton and wool, colorful robes. Men and women wore jewelry. They were very skilled in Pottery. Had basic weapons like axes spears and daggers. Many People Danced for fun
- Their cities were set up in perfect grid patterns comparable to that of NYC. The civilization was home to the first urban sanitation system. Lothal was the Trading center near a river. Harappa was on of the first cities built. Mohenjo-daro was the largest most advanced city. Homes were one or two stories high.
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