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The Indus Valley Civilization

Submitted by: Abeera Zavary
Submitted to: Ma’am Samia
Submitted on: 27th February 2013
Submitted as: Regular history of Textiles 2 report
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Introduction I
Location 2
Culture 3,4,5
Hydraulic culture
Agriculture
Industry and Trade
Religion
Arts and Crafts
Governance
Writing
Language 6
Entertainment 6,7
The "dancing girl of Mohenjo Daro"
Clothing and Accessories 8
Textiles 8,9
Color Pallete 9
Inspiration and Design Sense 9,10
Architecture 10,11
Toilets
Drainage
Great Bath
Trade 11,12
Economy 12
Decline 12
Conclusion 13
Biblography II

The Indus valley: 5000 - 1800 BC

Introduction:
The Indus Valley is one of the world's earliest urban civilizations, along with its contemporaries, Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. At its peak, the Indus Civilization may have had a population of well over five
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