centercenter INDUS VALLEY CIVILAIZATION Submitted by: Fabiha Fatima Submitted to: SamiaUsmanSubmitted on: 16th October 2014 Submitted as: Regular Research Account Contents Introduction…………………………………………………….……………………..…...5 Location………………………………………………………….…………...……………5 Religion………………………………………………………….…………..…………….6 Languages………………………………………………………..………………..………7 Occupation……………………………………………………………………...………….8 Trade………………………………………………………………………...…………..…9 Architecture…………………………………………..…………………
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The Indus Valley Civilization In 2300 B.C. the Indus Valley Civilization began developing itself into two large areas which ran along the river valleys of the Indus‚ Ravi and Sutlej. These river valleys were just below the Himalayan Mountains in what is now Pakistan and Northeast India. The Indus Valley Civilization was always under caution because of the unpredictable floods and the seasonal winds or monsoons. The positive side of these unpredictable floods and seasonal winds was the fertile soil
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the home of one of the earliest civilizations of man. In the history of ancient India we see many forms of society ranging from urban civilization of Indus Valley to the Classical Age of Gupta Dynasty. During this period we see a hierarchy of centralized and decentralized government. Some of which were highly organized in their political structure and government while others were merely weakened by internal problems and division of power. Indus Valley Civilization was one of the world’s oldest and
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1900 BC‚ a major civil culture‚ known as the Indus River Valley Civilization‚ made it to its climax in a region now known as South Asia. The Indus Valley Civilization was an enormous civilization that consisted of over 1000 individual varying settlements. The settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization spread through what is now all of Pakistan‚ sections of Afghanistan‚ and some parts of India. When archaeologists attempted to investigate the civilization‚ one key aspect that was never resolved was
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The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) was a Bronze Age civilization (3300–1300 BCE; mature period 2600–1900 BCE) extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India (see map). Along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia it was one of three early civilizations of the Old World‚ and of the three the most widespread. It flourished in the basins of the Indus River‚ one of the major rivers of Asia‚ and the Ghaggar-Hakra River‚ which once coursed through northwest India and eastern
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More than 4‚000 years ago there flourished in the north-western parts of the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent a civilization which‚ derived its name from the main river of the region is known as the Indus civilization. From west to east the Indus civilization covered an area of 6oo kilometres‚ and from north to south of 100 kilometres. The first thing that strikes a visitor to an Indus site-be it Harappa or Mohenjo-daro in Pakistan ‚ Lothal‚ in India-is the town-planning. One finds the streets and lanes
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the people of the civilization and possibly other countries. The development of writing was crucial in a civilized society because without it‚ there would be no communication between the people. It was also developed to keep records of important events and things. Some that have been found today‚ are used to study the past of the civilizations. With the development of writing‚ it has left a big impact for the people of the past‚ present‚ and future. The Indus Valley civilization can best be described
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of the characteristics in the Indus River Civilization were Harappa Civilization which was formed along the Indus River. On other hand River Dynasties in China was developed in a River Valley. Major cities which were Kalibangan‚ Mohenjo-Daro‚ and Harappa. The cities were organized planner‚ they made of brick to prevent flooding‚ as well as bathrooms and sewers. The cities in China were divided into class‚ floods was one of their environmental challenges. The Indus River was more of a peaceful place
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Indus: The Unvoiced Civilization The Indus Valley Civilization was an intriguing and sophisticated ancient culture‚ with many highly advanced inventions in civil engineering. The urban planning in cities like Dholavira was quite superb and had to be because it held up to 20‚000 people. The people kept this urban district up with large limestone pillars that increased the aesthetic and functional integrity of their buildings. Dholavira had an intelligent water system with water flowing both above
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Maresa Faraimo Ms. Todd English 1(semester 2) July 18‚ 2014 Analyzing Seminal Texts President Abraham Lincoln’s‚ “Address delivered at the Dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg” and Pericles “Funeral oration”‚ speakers acknowledge the deceased as well as there honor. Although there’s a significant length difference in both speeches‚ “Address Delivered at the Cemetery at Gettysburg” and "Pericles funeral oration" Pericles expresses to his audience on ways to cope with the pain from those
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