The Harappan Civilization Of Indus River Valley

In chapter 6 of Earth's in his people's we begin to see the similarities between the first civilizations like Mesopotamia and Egypt in which around roughly the same time The Fairly large Indus Valley Civilization Rose during the same time period as the first civilizations. Liking other civilizations the Indus Valley Civilization had huge cities, with the two most famous ones being Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro in which archaeologist show that the cities were very organized with their Construction and standardization of styles and shapes of the things they built such as houses churches statues and many other things. The Indus Valley people had like other countries developed many sophisticated Technologies and works of art and unique buildings however,

The Indus river valley civilization located along the Indus river was first settled around 5000BC l. It began to flurish in 3000 Bc, And In 2600 BC one of the best known cities of the Indus river valley civilization, Moenjo Daro was established. Buildings in the city were built out of baked bricks and set up so the buildings

Although early river valley civilizations developed in four separate places, they seem to have more similarities than differences. This essay will compare and contrast the ancient Egyptian, Harappan, Chinese, and Sumerian civilizations.

The Indus Valley Civilization was an ancient civilization located in what is now Pakistan and northwest India, on the rich flood plain of the Indus River. The first evidences of religion can be traced back to 5500 B.C.E. Similarly, archeological records show that farming settlements formed around 4000 B.C.E. By 2500 B.C.E. dozens of towns and cities had been established and the Indus Valley Civilization was at its peak (Violatti). The Indus River Valley Civilization had some sort of writing system that is still unknown to modern scholars. The evidence suggests they had a highly developed city life; there was irrigation for farming and an underground

The river valley civilizations of Sumer, Egypt, India, and China were historical pillars of innovation. Not only were they each responsible for having forged new technological innovations, but they each created their own system of writing as well. Each of them meets the requirements of being labeled as a “civilization” because each had a form of social organization, trade and economic activity, government, division of labor, and some form of record keeping. What sets them apart from one another are the specifics within the similarities they shared. These similarities and differences within their technological innovations and writing are numerous.

Ancient river valley civilizations are one of the earliest societies in the world. The rises of these ancient river valley civilizations started the first cradle of civilization. The Indus Valley Civilization, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Mesopotamia, and Ancient China are the earliest civilizations that were successful enough to make enough food for everybody. Every one of these civilizations had three things in common: they all had a special relationship with the river, they created their own writing system, and they all relied on trade.

Sometimes in our generation, people take for granted the things the originally invented by ancient civilizations. Somewhere around 3500 B.C. in southwest Asia the first of the River Valley Civilizations were born. The ancient River Valley Civilizations of Egypt, China, and Mesopotamia all made key contributions to future societies. (OI) Two contributions from each of the Mesopotamian Civilizations that influenced future civilizations.

Most historians consider Sumerians the first civilization because the Sumerians had a stable food supply, a social structure, a system of government, a religious system, a religious system, a highly developed way of life, some type of technology, and a highly developed written language. To keep up a stable food supply the Sumerians invented two things that could help them. One of those two things was that the Sumerians built network of canals, dams, and reservoirs to allow crops act the sufficient and regularly supply of water. The second invention was the plow. A plow is forming tool that helps prepare the soil for planting. This invention increased the farming for the Sumerians. The first plows were made of wood and

To illustrate, the Indus civilization flourished a thousand years later than the Middle- East and North Africa. So these huge civilizations were already dominating the area, leaving the Indus Valley in the shadows. Then Indian or South Asian civilizations moved toward the plains of the Ganges River, which archeologists believed covered all that remained of the Indus (p.103). The Indus Valley began to decline around 1700 B.C.E and was not rediscovered until the twentieth century. Therefore decades passed before any recognition of the Indus Valley, causing erosion and wear on the artifacts and history of the valley. All scholars have really uncovered are the advanced cities and neighborhoods they made. This leaves a lot of room for potential explanations about the civilization and their lives. Moreover, the script written on the seals found are unrecognizable and archeologists cannot decode the language. The language written on these seals is unlike any other dialect. In addition, our mindset compared to the people of the Indus Valley is worlds apart. A plausible reason why people cannot decipher these intricate seals is our mind are overcomplicating their meanings. I think we perplex, or over simplify, their dialect. We are so in the dark about the interpretations of this ancient civilization and their seals because the Indus Valley is foreign to us. Limited archeologist

Ancient civilization contributed a large amount to today's society. An example would be King Hammurabi of Babylon in Mesopotamia. He had created a list of rules to unify his domain together and also " provide order and protection for the weak". This was the earliest set of written laws recorded in history and inspired many others to do the same as it has been seen and reported in other civilizations such as marriage rules in Ancient Rome and Israel. Another civilization that greatly influence societies are the citizens who settled along the Indus River. The ruins that have been discovered along the Indus Valley depict sophisticated layouts and mapping of housing, infrastructure, and plumbing. Engineers being innovative with building material

It is a well-known fact that early civilization relied on rich soil and a reliable source of water in order to survive. It is no wonder that two of the earliest known societies, Mesopotamia and Egypt, settled along rivers which enabled them to become thriving and complex societies. It is surprising though, that two cultures with almost identical geographical features at first sight, when studied in detail, are far more different than alike.

For many years it was believed that the Nile River Valley and Tigris and Euphrates River Valley were the only early civilizations. Then in the 1920’s archaeologists uncovered a secret hidden just beneath earth’s surface; another civilization had existed, a civilization that was home to an estimated population of 50,000 to 200,000 people. This civilization was not only tremendous in number and size of its cities, but in intelligence and ability as well. The Harappan people had built their homes, buildings, and roads from bricks. These homes were more extravagant than one would guess for this time with many of the homes being multi-level. Their architecture was built on platforms to combat flooding in the area. In another impressive feat the

Life was good in the Indus Valley, they were able to make their own clothes since spindles were found at the site. They grew their own food, food was plentiful, and they had many huge cities with numerous arts and craft, and craftsmen in their cities. They built homes in their cities, and they had livestock. This early civilization was quite advanced. They had religion and religious ceremonies. Their cities were so well planned that compared to our cities they were much better laid out. Anyhow, they had entertainment, and a very diverse cultural life. This civilization is truly marvelous and unique considering the

In Europe the culture developed throughout the years. During the Paleolithic age the cultural values were that the religious were brought up for the only reason that it could possibly help the superhuman forces of the natural world. It was more of a hunter-gather type of culture. Meaning that they had to hunt animals and fish for food. Then we moved onto the Neolithic Age. And during this time it moves more from a hunter and gatherer type of culture to a settled agricultural one. Because the advances of tool technology really moved everything along. The Bronze age brought along a more urban culture. During this time the technology had greatly improved and was now up into the manufactured tools. All of these cultures relied a lot on immigration

By looking in the past, us humans can learn about how we evolved as a species over time. Two of the most studied civilizations are the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations. Even though each civilization arose in different locations and time periods, both river system civilizations are mainly similar regarding religion, art, writing, and architectural styles; except for a few slight differences that are unique to each civilization.