Ancient India/Indus River Valley Civilization Lasted from B.C. Located in modern-day Pakistan and India along the Indus River At its peak, the civilization had a population of around 5 million Geographically, the largest ancient civilization in the world (covered the most area)

Cities of the Indus Valley Over 1,000 cities and settlements have been discovered Mohenjo-Daro – The most developed and sophisticated city of the Indus River Harappa – Had about 25,000 people (very large for its time)

Ancient ruins of Harappa

A computer-generated image of what Harrapa would have looked like

Cities of the Indus Valley Cities used advanced engineering systems to create a water supply and sanitation systems – Created the world’s first flush toilets – Created drainage systems to prevent flooding houses and had their own private water well City streets were based on a grid system

Cities of the Indus Valley Both cities had an advanced system of trade and commerce – This was created by a surplus in agriculture – Domesticated plants like peas, dates, and cotton – Domesticated animals like the water buffalo Seals were used to mark property, evidence of a written language

Remains of the Indus Valley Civilization

Make Your Own Seal In your Interactive Notebook, create your own seal which you would use to mark your possessions Include symbols that are important to you – This could be an animal, letters, logos and anything else that is special to you

ANK Miss Kay’s Seal