Kevin’s Cars about the Indus River Valley Civilization Flashcards
What is home to the planned cities along to Indus River Valley and the remarkable subcontinent to its south
Ancient India
Along the banks of the Indus River, city-builders were at work by what year
2500 B.C.
How much do we know about the Indus River Valley
We know little about the Indus Valley civilization, but what we do know makes us eager
The Early inhabitants of the Indus Valley did what
Planned cities with grid-like streets, developed sophisticated water systems, and built large buildings. They invented a complex system of writing, which that scholars are yet to understand. By 2500 B.C., this Indus Valley civilization was flourishing. By 1500 B.C., it had declined, and the Indus Valley people themselves began mixing with others in the region
What countries does the Indian sub-continent contain
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan
The Indian Sub-Continent is home to how many people
More than 1.5billion
What separates the Indian sub-continent from the rest of Asia
The Himalayas
The Ganges River flows into which Bay
The Bay of Bengal
The Indus River flows into which Sea
The Arabian Sea
What River gave India its name
The Indus River
How did the Indus River operate
Each year, when the warm spring sun melts the snow, water tumbles through the mountains passes. The River swells and flows towards the sea, repeating the familiar pattern of the Euphrates, Tigris, and the Nile. As the Indus River overflows its banks, it deposits alluvial soil-dark, rich silt - and turns the floodplain into fertile fields
By the 3rd millennium the soil allowed what to be possible
This rich soil made it possible for Indus Valley farmers to grow wheat barley, and a variety of fruits. Using simple irrigation canals, the farmers reaped even greater harvests
Did the people of the Indus River Valley domesticate animals
The people of the Indus, like the people of Mesopotamia, domesticated animals, many of them unique to the region. For plowing, farmers used zebu, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, water buffalo, and perhaps elephants
For the first time in history those who tilled the soil grew what
Cotton and mastered the art of weaving its light weight, sturdy fibers
By studying excavations and artifacts what have we discovered
They discovered that members of this ancient society planned orderly cities, built intricate underground plumbing systems, and invented a complex type of writing that still puzzle us today
