WOH 2012 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 - Central Asia & India's Beginings
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Chapter 4 central asia & india"s beginnings. Indus valley civilization: earliest known civilization of india. Largely known from archaeological discoveries at mohenjo-daro & harappa. Linked with north & west even before agriculture appeared. Flood control systems to allow farming and grid-like streets. Similar to egypt & mesopotamia, indus valley relied on farming cereals. Iron tools found indicate that indus valley was trading with asia: this allowed the civilization to grow specifically in urban life. Mohenjo-dara & harappa: two locations on the indus river. Walls were found & cities were constructed in a grid-like pattern: two and three-story buildings were found, plumbing and aesthetic religious statues were found. Indus valley was likely a theocracy with a strong government that obtained authority through religious beliefs. Possessed written language but historians cannot decode it. Abandoned once landslides changed indus valley temperature and soil. Aryans: a nomadic pastoral people from central asia who invaded the indus.
