Crash Course: Indus River Valley Civilizations
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"...The Indus Valley Civilization was located in the floodplain of the Indus and Sarasvati rivers, and it was about the best place in the world to have an ancient civilization, because the rivers flooded very reliably twice a year, which meant that it had the most available calories per acre of pretty much anywhere on the planet..."
Key Terms
- Civilizations
- Indus River Valley
- Indus River
- Sarasvati River
- Harappa
- Mohenjo-Daro
- Great Bath
Guided Viewing Questions
- What are the characteristics of a civilization, according to this video (and how might that differ from other characteristics you might have learned)? Why is this concept problematic?
- What factors allowed for the development of civilization in the Indus River Valley?
- What evidence do we have that ancient Indian civilizations traded with other cultures?
- What are some of the explanations that historians have offered for the decline of the Indus Valley civilization?