Question

Make a comparative study of the Harappan and the Mesopotamian Civillisations.[400-450 words]

Answer 1

civilisations developed when the early farmers began to produce more from land than they actually needed. The ruins of Harrapa were discovered on the banks of Indus river's tributary. Harappa was the first city to be excavated. the city was excavated by Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni in 1920. the pottery found was red painted with designs in black, called Red and Black Ware. the harrapan civilisation

was spread over nearly 1.3 million Kilo metre square kilometre along the Arabian sea coast and on the Indus river flood plain. town planning is one of the unique features of the Harappan civilization. most of the cities were divided into two parts the Citadel, on a raised ground and the lower town, at a lower height.

Answer 2

Here, I have presented some common ideas about Indus valley and Mesopotamian civilizations.

• They both flourished in the same time period where Mesopotamian flourished on the banks of Tigris River while Harappa and Mohanjo Daro flourished on the banks of Indus River.
• They both followed agriculture for their economy and food.
• They both were found highly civilized and urbanized.
• They both have writing forms.
• They both have polytheistic religious beliefs.
• They both have highly complex form of written scripts. However Mesopotamian scripts were deciphered while Indus scripts still maintaining its secrets under its complexity.