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    peaceful, wealthy and structured Indus Valley Civilisation fell apart between the time of 1900BC and 1700BC. The combination of floods in some areas, drought, anarchy and supposedly natural disasters brought the Civilisation that was once flourishing between 2600BC and 1900BC to the ground. Some historians speculate the Indus Valley Civilisation was devastated by a great war. Hindu poems titled the Rig Veda (1500BC) explain northern invaders conquering the Indus Valley cities. But, despite the physical

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    Indian society adopted a class or caste system from the Indus Valley people. Just like the Indus society had priest rulers, the Indian society has the high class Indian Brahmins, which are seen as the priestly class. Trade was a very big part of the Indus Valley society, everything that they did, everything that they made was to ensure that they were able to create and trade more effectively. The class system during the Indus Valley civilization is extremely similar to the class system seen in Pakistan

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    Ancient Economy Indus Valley Report The Indus Valley civilization, which lasted from 5,500 B.C.E to 1,500 B.C.E, was one of the most advanced ancient civilizations of all time and it had an economy which was extremely dependent on trade, agriculture, hunting, and pottery. Through trade, the Indus Valley Civilizations exchanged many technologies with other major civilizations and this allowed them to become one of the most successful civilizations of all time. Although their cities, which had buildings

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    Indus Valley Civilization: In the region of South Asia, Indus Valley civilization is acknowledged as the oldest civilization which is situated in the region of India's western drift and Indus River (Hirst, 2017). This civilization performed central government and delivered well developed cities and towns along with compositions and controlled food productions. This civilization is different from those of Mesopotamia and Egypt, and hence was not overwhelmed by intense figures of religion (Green, 2016)

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    Indus Valley Civilization: In the region of South Asia, Indus Valley civilization is acknowledged as the oldest civilization which is situated in the region of India's western drift and Indus River (Hirst, 2017). This civilization performed central government and delivered well developed cities and towns along with compositions and controlled food productions. This civilization is different from those of Mesopotamia and Egypt, and hence was not overwhelmed by intense figures of religion (Green,

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    The Indus valley civilizations was an intriguing and sophisticated ancient culture and also a major contributor in the development of what later came to be known as “Hinduism” . The civilization was founded “accidentally” in the 19th century when the British engineers were searching for ballast for a railway line in north-western India (which is now modern day Pakistan) and found the remains of what seemed to be an ancient city which was only known only to locals until then. In the early 20th century

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    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

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    The Indus Valley civilization is located in India along the Indus River. India is a subcontinent in a region known as South Asia. Two capital cities in this area are Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. To this day it includes three out of ten of the world’s most populous countries, two mountain nations, and an island nation. Which includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh(countries), Nepal and Bhutan(mountains), and Sri Lanka(island). The Indus civilization lasted from 2600 to 1900 B.C. and was known as

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    other signs of urban life. 2. Indus Valley civilization: The Indus Valley civilization is located in present day Pakistan. This civilization had evidence to provide little indications of no political hierarchy or centralized. 3. Central Asian/ Oxus civilization: A civilization that was economically based on irrigation agriculture and stock raising. This civilization was a focal point of a "Eurasian-wide system of intellectual and commercial exchange." This civilization started to fade away by 1700

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    surrounding regions. One of the civilizations that arose with two major complex cities was the Indus Valley civilization. There were many causes that created the first cities of the Indus Valley. They could have been shared cultures or religious similarities that brought the great cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa to life. But the main cause that impacted these cities was because of agricultural purposes. The cause of the successful civilization of the Indus Valley was because of the Agricultural

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