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Activity A. Indian Civilization

The Indus Valley civilization consisted of two major cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, and over 100 smaller towns and villages. The cities were each about 1 mile square and their size suggests a high level of political centralization. The civilization was first identified in Harappa in 1921 and Mohenjo-daro in 1922. It evolved from villages along the Indus River valley that practiced irrigated agriculture and managed floods, relying primarily on farming and some commerce.

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Activity A. Indian Civilization

The Indus Valley civilization consisted of two major cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, and over 100 smaller towns and villages. The cities were each about 1 mile square and their size suggests a high level of political centralization. The civilization was first identified in Harappa in 1921 and Mohenjo-daro in 1922. It evolved from villages along the Indus River valley that practiced irrigated agriculture and managed floods, relying primarily on farming and some commerce.

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a. Indian Civilization: Chart of Indus Valley Civilizations.
Using the chart and guide questions paste a pictures that discuss the development of Indus Valley Civilization.
The Indus civilization is known to have consisted
of two large cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-daro,
and more than 100 towns and villages, often of
relatively small size. The two cities were each
perhaps originally about 1 mile (1.6 km) square in
overall dimensions, and their outstanding
magnitude suggests political centralization, either
in two large states or in a single great empire
with alternative capitals, a practice
having analogies in Indian history. It is also
possible that Harappa succeeded Mohenjo-daro,
which is known to have been devastated more
than once by exceptional floods.

The civilization was first identified in 1921


at Harappa in the Punjab region and then in 1922
at Mohenjo-daro (Mohenjodaro), near the Indus
River in the Sindh (Sind) region. Both sites are in

INDI present-day Pakistan, in Punjab and Sindh provinces,


respectively. The ruins of Mohenjo-daro were
designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1980.

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The Indus civilization apparently evolved from the villages of
neighbors or predecessors, using the Mesopotamian model of
irrigated agriculture with sufficient skill to reap the advantages
of the spacious and fertile Indus River valley while controlling
the formidable annual flood that simultaneously fertilizes and
destroys. The civilization subsisted primarily by farming,
supplemented by an appreciable but often elusive commerce.
Wheat and six-row barley were grown; field peas, mustard,
sesame, and a few date stones have also been found, as well
as some of the earliest known traces of cotton.__
What is unique about the Indus Valley civilization?
The people of the Indus River Valley Civilization achieved many notable advances in technology, including great accuracy in their systems and tools
for measuring length and mass. Fire-baked bricks which were uniform in size and moisture resistant were important in building baths and sewage structures
and are evidence that Harappans were among the first to develop a system of  standardized weights and measures. The consistency of brick size across cities
also suggests unity across the various urban areas, which is evidence of a broader civilization.

Why is ancient Indus Valley Civilization important to modern world?


Harappan civilization forms an important landmark in the prehistory of the Indian subcontinent. The  civilization offers an excellent
example to the modern world in various ways. Their expertise in town planning, water management and harvesting systems as well as
drainage mechanism is unparalleled.
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