India Indus Valley Civilization Mikenzie Crowther Period 2

Political Religion was the basis for their government All laws came from religious beliefs Dominated by priests who out from citrad to govern the capital cities Cities were managed in a strict political system

Economic Agricultural civilization Grew wheat, beans, barley, sesame, rice, peas, bananas, black pepper, and cotton crops Extensive trading occurred between the merchant class

Religion Polytheistic and animals were important symbols Harappans obeyed the priests because the priests were intermediaries between the Harappans and the gods They believed the gods controlled fertility of crops if the gods were mad they would punish the Harappans by unsuccessful crops Believed in the Mother Goddess and worshipped clay figures of her

Social Consisted of four classes Warriors, priests, merchant, then peasant class Made bronze, copper, and stone tools Beads and shells were used as jewelry Pottery was very common Very detailed work

Intellectual Very elaborately planned cities Writing system used symbols Used standardized weights and measurements Sewage systems

Area Cities were layed out in distinctive gridiron pattern

Rise Peak was during the period of the Harappans Extensive trading occurred Flourished between 2600 and 1800 BC

Fall It is not known for sure, but several predictions can be made It was a gradual decline Most of the cities were abandoned due to infertility of crops climate change Continuous flooding