Cities began appearing in the Indus Valley around 3000 BC. The Indus RIver is the longest in Pakistan.
People decided that this valley was a great place to settle as it was near a river where animals and plants lived. Rivers were able to keep the land green and fertile. This allowed crops to grow easily. The Indus River provided drinking, washing, and irrigation to the people that lived in the area. The indus valley had multiple towns almost 1,400 towns and cities. WIth each city or town having close to 80,000 citizens.
The Indus Valley CIvilization depended on what they believed to be great technological achievements, this included the plough. These people collected rain water in giant reservoirs. That helped water crops.
The Indus Civilization mad most of there buildings and roads out of mud bricks. Roads were made wide enough for carts to pass. Wells and drains were created around the city to obtain water. The major cities of the civilization had citadels. WIthin the citadels there were more buildings. Historians believe that the citadels were used to housed the rulers.
Farmers created food that they brought into the cities to trade for goods. The inner city workers made pots, beads, and cloth. As well as minerals were used to trade. Most minerals that were traded were obtained in Afghanistan or Iran.
The children in the city primary obtained toys that were made from model clay. These included cows and carts, that would expose them to some of the life of farming.
The Indus Valley is provided people with knowledge of brick making and trading. As these were two things that the indus cities were primarily comprised of.
The discovery of The Indus Valley Civilization was made by Charles Masson. In 1826 whom stubbled across mounds of bricks that he stated looked like castles.
The houses inside the cities were made out of thick walls that kept the house cool during the summer. Windows were not made into any house as it kept out noise and dust from inside the house.
A few structures survived. One is a Priest-King. With a beard and patterned robe. Another statue is a dancing girl made from bronze. As well as a few small clay figures inside of rubbish pits.
Eventually the cities became over crowded and homes were destroyed and not repaired. Farmers began keeping all food. drains became backed up. Slowly killing each person inside the city. The farmers then eventually died as there house became to destroyed to house any kind of life inside.
People decided that this valley was a great place to settle as it was near a river where animals and plants lived. Rivers were able to keep the land green and fertile. This allowed crops to grow easily. The Indus River provided drinking, washing, and irrigation to the people that lived in the area. The indus valley had multiple towns almost 1,400 towns and cities. WIth each city or town having close to 80,000 citizens.
The Indus Valley CIvilization depended on what they believed to be great technological achievements, this included the plough. These people collected rain water in giant reservoirs. That helped water crops.
The Indus Civilization mad most of there buildings and roads out of mud bricks. Roads were made wide enough for carts to pass. Wells and drains were created around the city to obtain water. The major cities of the civilization had citadels. WIthin the citadels there were more buildings. Historians believe that the citadels were used to housed the rulers.
Farmers created food that they brought into the cities to trade for goods. The inner city workers made pots, beads, and cloth. As well as minerals were used to trade. Most minerals that were traded were obtained in Afghanistan or Iran.
The children in the city primary obtained toys that were made from model clay. These included cows and carts, that would expose them to some of the life of farming.
The Indus Valley is provided people with knowledge of brick making and trading. As these were two things that the indus cities were primarily comprised of.
The discovery of The Indus Valley Civilization was made by Charles Masson. In 1826 whom stubbled across mounds of bricks that he stated looked like castles.
The houses inside the cities were made out of thick walls that kept the house cool during the summer. Windows were not made into any house as it kept out noise and dust from inside the house.
A few structures survived. One is a Priest-King. With a beard and patterned robe. Another statue is a dancing girl made from bronze. As well as a few small clay figures inside of rubbish pits.
Eventually the cities became over crowded and homes were destroyed and not repaired. Farmers began keeping all food. drains became backed up. Slowly killing each person inside the city. The farmers then eventually died as there house became to destroyed to house any kind of life inside.
Citations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ndRwqJYDM&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9
http://www.flocabulary.com/ancient-india/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/indus_valley/
http://theindusvalleycivilization.weebly.com/food-and-farming.html
http://www.thisismyindia.com/ancient_india/ancient-india-agriculture.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ndRwqJYDM&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9
http://www.flocabulary.com/ancient-india/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/indus_valley/
http://theindusvalleycivilization.weebly.com/food-and-farming.html
http://www.thisismyindia.com/ancient_india/ancient-india-agriculture.html