Indus Valley Civilization

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Homes

• Wealthy people had court yards.
• Everyone had flat roofs.
• Houses had toilets, wells, and baths.

Clothing

• Cotton/cloth/fiber.
• Women wore knee length skirt/dresses.
• Both genders wore jewlery.

Food

• They ate animals.
• They ate seafood.
• They ate fruit.
• They ate healthy

Transportation

• They used boats.
• They used Carts.

Entertainment

• People went to the roofs for fun
• They had pets like monkeys and birds.
• They danced.

Toys

• Board games dice and counters
• They had clay toys.
• Clay toys you could pull with rope.
• Monkeys that could slide down ropes.
• They had bobble head cows.

Art

• Small figures of people and animals.
• They had and used Seals.

Climate

• The climate was hot.
• The climate was humid.

Geographical Features

• Mountains
• Vast desert
• Fertile plains
• Rugged plains
• Rivers

The Harappan civilization grew up around the Indus river. Its named after the city called Harappa, Pakistan. Archaeologists believe the Harappan was most popular around 2600 and 1700 BC. The houses were made of mud from the river floods. They had a public well. They used irrigation and made a lot of food. Most houses had indoor plumbing. They had seals that they stamped and showed it was their product. they developed India's first writing system. They traded with other cities because their stamps were found in Mesopotamia. We don't know much because we have not figured out the writing.