The Earliest civilization in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East was Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia is bordered on its sides by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Mesopotamia, in fact, is Greek for “between the rivers.” The rise of Sumerian Civilization began when the first Sumerian cities began in the lower part of Mesopotamia, and Sumer became a great empire inside of Mesopotamia. The Indus River Valley Civilization is the first civilization in India. The Indus Valley is located in the subcontinent of India in South Asia. It is between the Thar Desert and The Hindu Kush. The Indus River Valley Civilization is known for its well-planned cities and ancient language that cannot be read because the language died off along with the Civilization.
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The Indus River Valley Civilization was located in present-day Pakistan, in the Indus Valley. There were two main cities in the civilization, they were: Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro. They were huge cities that were about 3 miles around. They were thought to be twin capitals of The Indus River Valley Civilization. The greatest thing about Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro was that they were carefully well-planned. These cities were said to have rivaled cities in Sumer. The cities were laid out in a grid pattern with large bricks that are much larger than bricks that are used nowadays. These bricks were oven-fired clay bricks, which meant that the people mixed dirt and water to make mud and then they turned it into clay bricks. The homes that the Indus Valley people lived in were surprisingly modern considering it was a civilization that was alive around 2,500 B.C. In these houses were baths, drains, and even water chutes that continued on to a sewer system underneath the streets of the city. This showed that the Indus Valley People were very intelligent and had a government that was organized very …show more content…
Most of the Indus Valley people became farmers. Among the crops they grew were barley, dates, melons, and wheat. They also grew a crop that is called cotton and were the first to take its fibers and weave it into cloth. However, not all of the Indus River Valley People were farmers. Some of them were merchants and traders. The merchants and traders helped the farmers work to be credited by packing the finished crops onto cargo ships. These cargo ships carried cotton cloth, copper, ivory combs, pearls, and grain to far off places as exports. They developed a writing system when they sailed down the coast of the Arabian Sea and up the coast of the Persian Gulf. The Indus Valley people reached the Sumer people in Mesopotamia on this voyage; it is believed that the contact with Sumer stimulated the Indus River Valley people to develop a system of writing. This system of writing came into play when archaeologists looked at the religious beliefs of the Indus Valley People. There were many statues so they are believed to have been polytheistic like many other ancient civilizations. They worshipped a female goddess believed to be the creator, and also many sacred animals. These high regards for animals were passed on through generations and later became a part of Indian culture.
However, around 1750 B.C., The
The Indus River Valley Civilization was located in present-day Pakistan, in the Indus Valley. There were two main cities in the civilization, they were: Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro. They were huge cities that were about 3 miles around. They were thought to be twin capitals of The Indus River Valley Civilization. The greatest thing about Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro was that they were carefully well-planned. These cities were said to have rivaled cities in Sumer. The cities were laid out in a grid pattern with large bricks that are much larger than bricks that are used nowadays. These bricks were oven-fired clay bricks, which meant that the people mixed dirt and water to make mud and then they turned it into clay bricks. The homes that the Indus Valley people lived in were surprisingly modern considering it was a civilization that was alive around 2,500 B.C. In these houses were baths, drains, and even water chutes that continued on to a sewer system underneath the streets of the city. This showed that the Indus Valley People were very intelligent and had a government that was organized very …show more content…
Most of the Indus Valley people became farmers. Among the crops they grew were barley, dates, melons, and wheat. They also grew a crop that is called cotton and were the first to take its fibers and weave it into cloth. However, not all of the Indus River Valley People were farmers. Some of them were merchants and traders. The merchants and traders helped the farmers work to be credited by packing the finished crops onto cargo ships. These cargo ships carried cotton cloth, copper, ivory combs, pearls, and grain to far off places as exports. They developed a writing system when they sailed down the coast of the Arabian Sea and up the coast of the Persian Gulf. The Indus Valley people reached the Sumer people in Mesopotamia on this voyage; it is believed that the contact with Sumer stimulated the Indus River Valley people to develop a system of writing. This system of writing came into play when archaeologists looked at the religious beliefs of the Indus Valley People. There were many statues so they are believed to have been polytheistic like many other ancient civilizations. They worshipped a female goddess believed to be the creator, and also many sacred animals. These high regards for animals were passed on through generations and later became a part of Indian culture.
However, around 1750 B.C., The