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Indus Valley Civilisation:Geographical structure, area, name of mountains, rivers and famous cities!

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Civilisations are communities/societies of people who are categorised by different characteristics, such as warfare, government, economy, transport, etc.  The Indus Valley civilisation, also known as the Harappan civilisation, was one of the most famous Indian civilisations ever existing. They were well known for their architecture and one of their major breakthroughs was the drainage system.  The Indus Valley Civilisation(the part of land which it occupied), was surrounded by forests, deserts and rivers, making it a fertile land.   The Indus Valley Civilisation covered around 1,000,000 square kilometres, including Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. The ancient civilisation formed the Himalayas and another mountain range called Hindu Kush. Among their famous rivers were Ganges and the Indus.  The cities are currently divided in modern-day Pakistan and modern-day India. The cities in modern-day Pakistan are  Harappa, Ganweriwala and Mohenjo-daro. The cities  in moder...

Indus Valley Civilisation: Arts, living and food style!

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The artists and craftsmen of the Indus Valley were extremely skilled in a variety of crafts—metal casting, stone carving, making and painting  pottery  and making terracotta images using simplified motifs of animals, plants and birds.  The life of the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation was made a little simpler when the drainage system was introduced. They also made standardised weights and measures and seal carving, which acted like covers. Their food style was diversified because of the fact that they had discovered it. There diet included s mall-grained cereals, pulses, fruits, vegetables, roots, tubers, along with wheat and barley. Bibliography:   https://www.dollsofindia.com/library/terracotta-art/ https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/world-history-beginnings/ancient-india/a/the-indus-river-valley-civilizations .

Indus Valley: Governance

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 The government followed by the ancient civilisation was theocracy. Because of that, both religion and government were combined. In that Karma played a huge role. The idea of it was to be a good person and do your duties.  They also had universal laws which was you are a part of nature and everything is part of you. They also had Social laws, human laws, and personal laws. The Indus River valley did not have any courts. Bibliography: https://acient-indusrivervalley.weebly.com/government.html https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/theocracy.html