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Tell the five facts of indus civilization?

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Answered by Anonymous

1.the Indus Valley Civilization is one of the earliest civilizations in the world.
2.Mohenjo-daro is the largest site of the Indus Valley Civilization.
3.Allahdino is the smallest site of the Indus Valley Civilization.
4 similarities between the Indus Valley Civilization and the Egyptian River Valley Civilization have been noticed
5.It is found that people of that era worshiped animals and birds.
6.The Indus Valley Civilization was spread out over an area of 1,260,000 km²

kalindi: The Indus Valley Civilization (the Harappan Civilization or the Indus Civilization or the Indus River Valley Civilization) is one of the earliest civilizations in the world. The civilization flourished around the Indus River basin and its tributaries consisting of present day Pakistan and northwest India. In India the largest Harappan site is located in Haryana Rakhigarhi, and the second largest is in Dholavira, Gujarat. Construction of well-planned cities by using bricks, and proper drainage sy

kalindi: Mohenjo-daro is the largest site and Allahdino is the smallest site of the Indus Valley Civilization.The Indus Valley Civilization had a total population of over five million. Most of its people were artisans and traders. Merchants were very wealthy and given extra political powers.Towns were laid down in a rectangular pattern. Most of the houses were two-storey and very spacious. Town planning is a unique feature of the Indus Valley Civilization. There were well built granaries, citadels, buria

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Answered by Seemavelusamy

The indus valley civilization also known as harappan civilization was the ancient civilization built around the banks of river indus. It is one of the ancient civilization besides mesopotamia and egypt civilization. This ancient civilization belonged to the bronze age.It existed for about 1000 years from 2500 BC to 1500 BC. It was spread to a large area covering about 1,260,000 km². This civilization extended from Makran coast of Balochistan in the west to Ghaggar-Hakra River valley in the east, From Afghanistan in the northeastern to Daimabad in Maharashtra in the south. It is one of the largest known ancient civilization. prasupati Prasupati Seal The people of that time had great engineering skills. They discovered tin,lead,copper etc. Their town planning was also exceptional. They used bricks to build their buildings and they had a very efficient drainage ststem. The main profession of the people of indus valley civilization were trading and farming. Besides rice,wheat they also produced cotton,dates in large quantity. The cities were the main places for trading.About 1000 cities were found. The popular cities of that time were Mohenjo daro, Harappa, Lothal, Banwali. It is found that people of that era worshiped animals and birds. From a seal founded of that era it is revealed that they used to worship Pashupati (lord of cattle). There are many theories behind the destruction of this civilization.Many believes that flood, drying up of river, deforestation were the main reasons behind the destruction of this civilization. Some people believe invasion of aryans was the cause of destruction.

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