Indus Valley Civilization Flashcards
7 things that define civilization
Values Cities Government Writing Art Social structure Specialization of labor
Civilization
Common culture where a large number of people share a number of things in common
Biggest of civilizations
Indus
Planned cities of the Indus
Mohenjo Daro, Harappa
Cities in Indus Called —— or ——-
Harappan or Indus
Standardized —– and —- in Indus
Weights
Measurements
No….in Indus
Palaces, temples, or large tombs
Were there a lot of palaces, temples, elaborate graves, social hierarchy, or any other signs of civilizations in the Indus Valley?
No, not that historians can tell
Indus had a big impact on
Environment (like Neolithic)
Indus Valley practiced ——-
Irrigation
Indus Valley civilization increased —— in soil and hurt ——-
Salt
Crop yield
Bricks needed to be cooked in ovens, ovens need wood, wood means trees, fewer trees means…in the Indus Valley
Deforestation
Were there planned cities in the Indus Valley?
YES
Signs of civilization from the planned cities in the Indus Valley:
Large cities
Similar building styles
Standardized weights and measurements
Irrigation
What do we know about what Indus Valley people wrote about?
Nothing because their writing has not been depicted yet