harappa civilization. indus river valley civilization 6000 bce – nomadic herding people. 5000bce...
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Indus River Valley Civilization
6000 BCE – Nomadic herding people.5000BCE – More rainfall ~ more food ~ bigger population
4000 BCE – trading with distant areas (shells & beads)2600 BCE – More rainfall ~ civilization as big as Mesopotamia & Egypt2300 BCE – trading with Mesopotamia and Egypt.
Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa 2 largest cities – over 40,000 each.
Made with standardized, baked bricks (long-lasting)Sewer system undergroundHeated bathing poolsArithmetic system with decimalsWritten language (undeciphered as yet)
Civilization disappeared between 1800 and 1700 BCE
Possibly due to shift in Indus River coursePossibly people downriver dammed it causing ruinous flooding upriverPossible decline in rainfall
Rainfall increased again in 1500 BCE ~ Groups of pastoral people called Aryans came through Khyber Pass to live on the Indus plains
Warriors with chariotsIndo-European – their language was related to most European languages