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Indus Valley Civilization |
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By: Clay Death Date: September 25, 2016, 11:23 pm |
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One of the oldest civilizations in this list, the Indus valley |
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civilization lies at the very cradle of subsequent civilization |
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that arose in the region of the Indus valley. This civilization |
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flourished in areas extending from what today is3 northeast |
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Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India. Along with Ancient |
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Egypt and Mesopotamia, it was one of three early civilizations |
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of the Old World, and of the three the most widespread, covering |
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an area of 1.25 million km2. Entire populations of people were |
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settled around the basins of the Indus river, one of the major |
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rivers in Asia, and another river named Ghaggar-Hakra which once |
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used to course through northeast India and eastern Pakistan. |
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Also known as Harappan civilization and Mohenjo-Daro |
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civilization � named after the excavation sites where the |
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remains of the civilization were found, the peak phase of this |
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civilization is said to have lasted from 2600 BC to around 1900 |
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BC. A sophisticated and technologically advanced urban culture |
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is evident in the Indus Valley Civilization making them the |
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first urban centers in the region. The people of the Indus |
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Civilization achieved great accuracy in measuring length, mass, |
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and time. And based on the artifacts found in excavations, it is |
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evident the culture was rather richer in arts and crafts. |
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