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INDUS
VALLEY
CIVILAIZATION

Submitted by: Fabiha Fatima
Submitted to: SamiaUsmanSubmitted on: 16th October 2014
Submitted as: Regular Research Account
Contents
Introduction…………………………………………………….……………………..…...5
Location………………………………………………………….…………...……………5
Religion………………………………………………………….…………..…………….6
Languages………………………………………………………..………………..………7
Occupation……………………………………………………………………...………….8
Trade………………………………………………………………………...…………..…9
Architecture…………………………………………..…………………..……………....11
Town Planning…………………………………………………………..…………..11
The Drainage System………………………………………………………………..11
Houses…………………………………………………………………………..…...12
Great Bath…………………………………………………………….......................13
Great Granary…………………………………………………………......................13
The Assembly Hall………………………………………………………………......14
Food……………………………………………………………………….................14
Dress………………………………………………………………………................14
Ornaments…………………………………………………………………...............14
Cosmetics……………………………………………………………..…………....14
Pottery and Painting…………………………………………………………..……15
Furniture and Utensils…………………………………………………...................15
Amusements and Recreation……………………………………………………….15
Sculpture……………………………………………………………………………...…..16
Nude male torso………………………………………………………..……………16
Priest-King……………………………………………………………......................16
Dancing girl………………………………………………………………….............17
Caste system………………………………………………………………………….......19
Science………………………………………………………………………………...….19
The Decline of the Indus Valley civilization……………………………………..............19
Conclusion………………………………………………………………………..............20
Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………………..21
Introduction and Location
Indus civilization, also called Indus valley civilization or Harappan civilization, the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent. It was first identified in 1921 at Harappa in the Punjab region and then in 1922 at Mohenjo-daro (Mohenjodaro), near the Indus River in the
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