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- Crops like barley, wheat, pulses, peas, lentils, etc. were grown in Indus Valley civilization.
- Indus Valley civilization is also known as Harappa, because it was the first site to get excavated.
- Indus bronze statuette of a girl in dancing posture (The Dancing Girl)was excavated from Mohenjo-daro.
- Religions like Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism were not practiced at that time.
- The Indus Valley Civilization was spread from present-day North-East Afghanistan to Pakistan and North-West India. This civilization flourished in the river basins of the Ghaggar-Hakra river and the Indus. Indus valley civilization is one of the four oldest civilizations in the world. It is also known as Harappan Civilization and is well-known for its organized planning based on the grid system. Important facts to be remembered
- John Marshall was the first researcher to use the term, ‘Indus Valley Civilization’.
- Indus Valley Civilization spread from the year 2500 – 1750 BC according to radio-carbon dating.
- The most distinctive feature of the Harappan Civilization was its urbanization.
- Moreover, sheep and goats, dogs, humped cattle buffalo, and elephants were domesticated in the Indus Valley Civilization.
- The capital cities are Mohenjodaro and Harappa.
- The port cities are Sutkagendor, Balakot, Lothal, Allahdino, and Kuntasi.
- The Indus valley people were well-acquainted with the use of both cotton and wool.
- Name of the major cities are given below:
- Mohenjodaro (Sind)-It is located on the right bank of the Indus.
- Kalibangan (Rajasthan)-It was on the banks of the river Ghaggar river
- Chanhudaro-It lies on the left bank of the Indus in the south of Mohenjodaro.
- Lothal- It is located at the head of the Gulf of Cambay.
- Surkotada (Gujarat)-It is at the head of the Rann of Kutch.
- Banawali (Haryana)-It was situated on the banks of the now-extinct Sarasvati
- Dholavira (Gujarat)-It excavated is in the Kutch district
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