Indus Valley Civilization

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…

Civilization is an advancement state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry and government has been reached. The Indus Valley Civilization which is known as The Harappa Civilization was the most fascinating civilization. Unlike Egypt and Mesopotamia are famous with Pyramids and Ziggurats, Mature Harappa’s city uniformed with just well-fired bricks, sewerage systems and buildings. This Civilization rose between 2600-1900B.C. in the region that is now Pakistan and…

The Indus Valley Civilization is a 4600 year old civilization along the river Indus. It is believed that it coexisted with the two of the earliest civilizations known to mankind the Egyptian and the Mesopotamian states but was twice as much as their respective size. Though its counterparts in the west survived for a lot more time than the Harrapan civilization, it is considered to be a technological advanced and a prosperous rule. Although we are yet to decipher the language of the Harrapans…

survive. Civilizations were built around bodies of water to grow crops and access drinking water. These locations also needed to combat floodwaters. The Indus River Valley civilization would build cities on man-made islands to keep flooding waters out of the city. Arable land also needed to be present in order for a civilization to grow food. A favorable climate was a necessity because people could not survive in conditions that created too many problems. Separate elements of civilization all…

The Mesopotamian and Indus Valley civilizations were two of the most successful early river settlements. The Mesopotamian civilization began around 3500 B.C.E., while the Indus Valley civilization began around 3300 B.C.E. While Mesopotamian and Indus Valley architecture, technology and economical structures all developed separately, they shared numerous similarities. However, the distinct contrasts between these civilizations differentiated them enough to be considered separate societies.…

Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus River Valley Civilizations all invented many new tools, and inventions which were some of the greatest until the 18th, and 19th Centuries. These Ancient Civilizations began around 8,000 years ago, and lasted for about 5,000 years Mesopotamia and Egypt are located near the Mediterranean Sea, and are in the Fertile Crescent. The Indus River Valley Civilization is located south of the Himalayas in India. All these civilizations had technologies that allowed them…

Indus Valley Indus Valley Civilization Background The Indus Valley civilization started in about 2600b.c. and ended in about 1700b.c (Indus Valley). The Indus Valley was located where Pakistan and northwest India stand today (Violatti). The Indus Valley civilization developed along the banks of the Indus River because river valleys have good land for growing crops. The Indus River and the Ghaggra-Hakra River were both located in the Indus Valley (Indus Valley Civilization). The…

Many theories are suspected of being the cause of the fall of these civilizations. When comparing the political, social and economic effects that led to the fall of these civilizations, there are many similarities and differences. Agriculture may have been the cause because it had much impact on these empires. Some experts say that the drying up of the Saraswati River may have been the main cause of the fall of the Indus Valley. Others experts say there may have been a flood in the…

Egyptian and Indus River Valley civilizations were two of the earliest known communities, they were also among the most influential, especially in areas like culture and social structure. Although Egypt and the Indus River Valley shared many aspects of culture like similar forms of religion and expansion, they also greatly differed in the area of social structure because of their individually unique class divisions and views of leadership. Both the Egyptian civilization and the Indus River…

from India during the Indus Valley Civilization between 3300 BCE and 1700 BCE (Sukumar, 1989). During the earlier periods of the Indus Valley Civilization is it thought that the civilization lived close to the habitat of the Asian Elephant, but through the expansion of the civilization, the habitat of the elephant was reduced leading to more exposure to human. Early human have known to capture elephants for their meat, ivory, and pelt, but due to exposure to the civilization, taming and training…