Indus River

The Indus River Valley civilization was an ancient civilization located on a subcontinent called India. The Indus River Valley civilization was naturally isolated by the Himalayas and the east and west Ghat mountains. The ancient civilization was located near a river, like most of the ancient civilizations of their time. Because India was surrounded by mountains on all sides, the subcontinent was very prone to attacks. A major problem for the Indus River Valley civilization was the constant monsoons

The Indus River Valley, located in present day Pakistan was a full-fledged civilization that emerged in 3300 B.C.E. The Harappan Civilization, stretching from present day Afghanistan to Pakistan contained vast amounts of small communities. The society was very technologically advanced and somewhat modeled the fundamentals of the society we live in today. The Harappan society was one of the earliest to have a system of writing; however historians have still not interpreted them today. Nevertheless

Barrett, Emily Period 6 4/30/15 Geography The Indus River is located on the northwestern part of the sub-continent with other rivers draining into it. Another river called the Ganges River was east of the Indus River. The climate was tropical and contained seasonal winds called monsoons. Monsoons during the winter were dry and went from land to the sea, letting little rain fall on the land. During summer monsoons wet winds go from ocean to land bringing rain with it. The mountain

Rivers are the key aspect of civilization. The early civilizations are usually found by rivers. The reason is these rivers give early civilizations certain gifts, or the essentials for survival. The rivers give people silt. Silt is a very wet clay the makes soil fertile for farming, no matter your location. In turn, the plans grown in silt give the civilizations food and items to trade. Another, gift is fresh water. You cannot drink salt water, or water your plants with salt water or they would die

the Indus River civilization was formed in the northwest of India (Indus River). This was the beginning of the long reign of Hinduism over the Indian peninsula. They were an advanced civilization having many artifacts architecturally especially bathhouses but the biggest thing they left behind was religious symbols and religious figures; They also set a precedent by having a mother goddess. Around 1800 BCE the Aryans a militant tribe from central Asia came into India and took over the Indus River

The Indus River Valley is the best civilization out of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and of course the Indus River Valley. I think this and believe this for many reasons. One reason is that the Indus River Valley created a sewer system. Also, they build a big grain bin that held all of their grain. There are some other things that the Indus River Valley created. The Indus River Valley created a sewer system. They were the first civilization to have a system like this. This helped keep their city a

Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus River Valley were all civilizations situated near rivers. In Mesopotamia, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers rose annually but were prone to flooding. In Egypt, on the other hand, the Nile River had predictable flooding and was and still is the longest river in the world. It was also easy to traverse due to southern wind patterns and northern currents. In the Indus Valley, people lived near the Indus River, hence the name. Also, they were isolated, surrounded by the

The Huang He and Indus River Valley Comparison Early societies such as East Asia and Southern Asia, began to emerge around rivers that later turned these societies into Civilizations. A number of people learned to use the rivers as natural resources and used river water for crops that needed irrigation, built complex irrigation systems that made villages grow and flourish. The earliest societies in Asia, was South Asia, where Dravidian

Although the Indus River Valley and Yellow River civilizations emerged close to the same time, and upon the same continent, they didn’t advance in the same way. While there are many similarities that should have caused for relatable civilizations, the Indus River Valley civilization quickly advanced with written records, ceramics, copper, an advanced sewer system, highly populated cities, and their city was built in a grid like pattern. However, the Yellow River civilization had some advancements

Mesopotamia vs. Indus River Valley 9/26/12 Ancient Mesopotamia and the Indus River Valley civilization were two incredibly productive and successful empires. While Mesopotamian politics were slightly less focused on religion and more on other aspects, the two societies shared many social characteristics. They both had defined social hierarchies, as well as similar views on gender roles. These traits are helpful in explaining the similarities and differences between