What 2 planning advancements in the city of mohenjo daro?
Mehenjo-Daro made several important technological advances. Their sewer system allowed individual homes to have lavatories. In addition fresh water was brought to each home via a system of pipes.
Which of these contributed most to the decline of the indus river valley civilization?
Waves of Migration
conquest of the aryans
How was farming in ancient India?
Farming in Ancient India was very difficult, considering that the floods during the rainy season kept destroying the crops. But the land was very fertile and there was plenty farmland that would support the need for more food by the growing population.
Where did the harappan civilization begin?
Harappan civilization began in Punjab which is presently in Pakistan.
What items were the major exports of ancient India?
export from ancient India were ---------------spices, perfumes, medicinal herbs, pigments, pearls, precious stones like diamond, sapphire, turquoise and lapis lazuli, animal skins, cotton cloth, silk yarn, muslin, indigo, ivory, porcelain and tortoise shell
The most valuable of the exports of India was silk
imports of ancient india were horses, from Kabul and Arabia, ---------dry fruits and precious stones. India also imported glassware from Europe, high grade textiles like satin from West Asia, while China supplied raw silk and porcelain. -------------wines, dry fruits, precious stones, corals, scented oils, perfumes and velvets.
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How were the Sumerian and the harappan civilization similar?
Babylonians and Chaldeans are pretty much the same thing, and they all conquered Israel at one point in time. That's all I know.
Negative effects the indus river had on the civilization that lived on its banks?
India the name itself comes from the river Indus or the Sindhu as it was called in Sanskrit. Indus Valley River Civilization was one of the oldest world civilizations. The cities of Harappa and Mohenjodaro are said to be one of the bigger trade centres of their times.
The Aryans who migrated from Caucasus mountains are believed to have destroyed this civilisation and then moved into the Gangetic plains of India.
Why is so little known about the indus river valley civilization?
The reason why the Indus Valley Civilization vanished is still unknown. Not many artefacts have been found to let us gain insight into their culture. Their writing was also mostly in Sanskrit, which no one can translate in this day and age.
How are the people of the Harappan civilization unique compared to other ancient civilizations?
They were not concerned with the afterlife.
they did not erect monuments
People of the Harappan civilization had stamp seals for signing their names, ceramics, bronze, copper, silver, gold, ivory, cotton and silk, running water and drains, brick houses, boats, and a port at Lothal in India. They had carnelian and agate beads and shell bangles, also.
History of physical education in ancient india?
Physical education began in ancient China as a test to determine if one was physically fit enough to serve in the army or hold a civil service position. Civil service exams in ancient China were notoriously rigorous and tested many facets of the personality and physique.
Why is the cow sacred in Ancient India?
Some people believe that cows are sacred in India because they supply most of the necessities for life.
What achievements did the Aryans of the Indus river valley achieve?
i dont know but i need to know now
What is the main river of ancient India?
The biggest major rivers of India are: * flowing into the Bay of Bengal: Brahmaputra, Ganges(with its tributariesYamuna,Kameika, Gomti,Chambal), Mahanadi,Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri(and their main tributaries) * flowing into the Arabian Sea: Indus, Narmada, Tapti(and their main tributaries)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_India
What was used in harappan writing?
Stamp seals with less than 200 different signs were used to sign names and stamp cargo, by the Harappans. They may also have written on palm leaves or birchbark, as later Indian people did, but these records have not survived.
What was the social structure of ancient india?
Both countries operate under a caste system. The system in India was strict and prohibited other classes from interacting with each other while Chinaâ??s social system did not demonstrate a formal and strict social ladder.
What was the time period of Ancient India?
Around 4.5 thousand years. The exact number depends on what period you consider to be the start of modern India.
no one fully knows.
Theories:
Flood
Genkhis Khan
Radiation poisoning
Ancient nukes?
drought
Disease
Starvation
How did the leaders of mohenjo-daro plan their city?
They planned their city to put it right in the mio-Daro so that whenever the indus river would flood it wouldn't get destroyed.
Did ancient India worship gods?
What was a unique structure in mohenjo-daro?
They were all much alike 9all brick houses), they were in straight lines forming a grid, and they all had a drain in their floors that led to sewers under the streets!
I hope this is right I looked it up in my SS book! Good luck with your homework!
Why did indus people choose to build up their civilization in the area around the indus river?
The Indus River Valley has fertile soil deposited by seasonal monsoon floods, which makes for good pasture and agricultural land. Also, it has been populated since the Bronze Age, and the more people living in an area, the more the people increase in number over time.