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Indus Valley Civilization

Geography of India Subcontinent: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh 2 Rivers: Indus & Ganges Landforms: Indo-Gangetic Plain & Deccan Plateau Monsoons: Seasonal winds – allow flooding

How it began? Probably settled through migration Pre 7000 B.C.E. Sophisticated city planning Brick construction Grid system Complex plumbing Anti-flood platforms Yet…no proof of institutions Harappan Civilization 3300 B.C.E. – 1750 B.C.E.

The Harappan Civilization 3300 BCE - 2400 BCE

Aerial View of Mohenjo- Daro

Wide View, Mohenjo-Daro

The Great Bath, Mohenjo-Daro

Well & Walkway

Harappan Culture Language: Written Language (symbols) Culture: Lack of social divisions, limited conflict Religion: Theocracy? (no temple) Trade: Water transport

Art from Harappa

Undecipherable to date. Harappan Writing Undecipherable to date.

Male Skeleton, Harappa

Reasons for Decline? Plate shifts/Environmental problems Rivers dry up Over exhaustion of soil De-urbanization/Aryans

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