Question

Describe the social and economic condition of indus valley civilization

Answer 1

The Indus valley population consisted of australoid, Mediterranean, mongoloid and alpine races. The cosmopolitan character of the population proves that the Indus valley was the meeting place of the people of various races.
In indus valley rice was probably grown. Staple food like peas, Seamus and fruits like palms. Mutton, pork, poultry, fish etc are also eaten by the Harappan.
Both men and women used two pieces of cloth. The men wore some lower garments like dhoti and upper garment like shawl. The upper garment wrapped the left shoulder.
Female attire was the same as that of men.
Men wore long hair, parted in the middle and kept tidy at the back. The women of indus valley usually wore long hair in plait with fan shaped bow at the end.
Most of the house hold articles were made of pottery or of metals like copper and bronze.
Dicing was a favourite pastime. Clay modelling was general social amusement of people.
The remains of humped bull, buffalo, sheep, elephant, pig and camel have been found. Dogs, cats were also domesticated.
The indus people used copper and tin. Copper, gold, tin, silver were brought from the nilgiri region of south India, mysore, Rajputana, Kashmir, Afghanistan and Persia. Silver and sapphire were imported to Persia and Afghanistan.
The prevalence of the worship of the mother goddess (Shakti) has been suggested. They also worship lord shiva, trimukha and pasupati.
The indus had three funeral custom :
1. Complete burial of the dead body.
2. Burial of the bones of the dead body after wild beasts ate of it.
3. Burial of ashes and bones after burning the body.