4. How did ancient farmers use the water of the Indus river system to help grow crops?
Farming began in the Indus valley in the Mesolithic age. In the neolithic age these farmers started to lead a settled life to tend to their crops an look after their livestock.
by croping in 2 season
yes. they can grow crops twice a year thanks to the hot climate
All I could scrap up is, the Indus River Valley grew wheat, barley, beans, sesame, rice, bananas, black pepper, mustard, and cotton crops. They had good crops because of the Silt left by the yearly flood. This flood was made by the Indus River Valley.
In ancient Roman religion, Ceres was a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships.
One is monsoons which destroyed crops, and another is that farmers in the Indus Valley could only plant crops in the areas where the water from the Indus was direct.
One is monsoons which destroyed crops, and another is that farmers in the Indus Valley could only plant crops in the areas where the water from the Indus was direct.
irragation canals
wheat and barley
Thanks to the Indus Valley's hot climate, crops grew quickly. Archaeologists believe that this made it possible for farmers to plant and harvest twice a year. 😃
Their grew crops and vegetables.
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The Indus and the Ganges Rivers flow through to make the soil rich.
The Indus and the Ganges Rivers flow through to make the soil rich.
The Indus River helped farmers by providing water for the growth of plants and silt to fertile the land. The river hurt farmers due to floods that would ruin their crops.
Because of climatic or seasonal variations at different times of the year, the Indus Valley farmers plant different crops in different seasons of the year. For that reason they have classified these crops into rabi (winter) and kharif (summer) seasons.
Farming began in the Indus valley in the Mesolithic age. In the neolithic age these farmers started to lead a settled life to tend to their crops an look after their livestock.