INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION(sindhu ghati

sabhyata)

Around 5000 years ago (from bronze age)

Find during railway construction and a Britisher found bricks and then he got to know that
all those were from a extinct civilization.
Located at the banks of Indus river and its tributaries (chenab, satluj , jhelam ,ravi and
ghaggar hakka (extinct).
Also know as harrapa civilization (because harrapa was first one discovered) on the banks of
ravi
Mohin ju daro(the mound of dead) at banks of indus
1)They were mainly traders
2)cities were planed (have 2 parts citadel(at height) and rest city having houses at lower
area.
3) had toilets at each house (connected to centralized system)
4) uniform size of bricks

Dissolution is a mystery
Reasons could be
1) Famine or drought
2) Regular floods in indus
3) Attacks from outsiders or invasion from aryans

AMAZING FACTS
Great bath
Proper drainage
Religion – animalism
More than 700 hundred wells
Founded seals (use for trading)
They even trade with Mesopotamian

DIFFERENCE OF INDUS THAN ANY OTHER CIVILIZATION

 INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION(sindhu ghati
sabhyata)
Geographical Extent: The Harappa civilization was 20 times greater than Egypt and
12 times larger than combining area of Egypt and Mesopotamia.
Burnt bricks usage: Burnt bricks were used remarkably in construction of buildings
in Harappa, while Egypt used dried bricks for the same purpose. Burnt bricks were
also used by Mesopotamia but Harappan cities used them largely.
Political organization: There is no clear idea about the political organisation of the
Indus Valley people. Unlike the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians, there is no
evidence of any inscription describing their system of administration. The steatite
statue of the priest king indicates that the Indus valley people were more concerned
with commerce and they were ruled by a class of merchants.
Temples: In contrast to Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations, the Indus Valley
Civilization seems to have lacked any temples or large palaces that would give clear
evidence of religious rites or specific deities.
Societal norms: In Egypt, daughter inherits the throne or property but there is no
evidence that suggests that Harappa's like Egyptians were matriarchal or not.
Domestication of animals: Harappans in Gujarat domesticated elephant which
wasn’t in Mesopotamian cities.