Hindus Valley
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION
- It was located in northwest Asia from 3300 bc to 1300 bc
- It was the largest Asian civilization, stretching from Afghanistan, Pakistan and India
- It flourished along the Indus River
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URBANIZATION
- Cities had brick houses, drainage systems, water supply and metallurgy industry
- The cities of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa contained between 30000 and 60000 individuals
- It is also called Harappa Civilization because of the first sites that was excavated
- The city of Mohenjo-dark is considered a World Heritage Site
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LANGUAGE
- Indus Valley civilization had a writing system which today remains a mystery
- Examples of this writing system have been found in pottery, amulets, seals and tablets
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DECLINE AND END
- Main cities were gradually abandoned
- The main cause was probably the drying of the Sarawasti river
- Over the course of several centuries, the Aryans settled down in those cities and took up agriculture
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