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What was the river in the Indus Valley Civilization called?
There were two main rivers in the Indus Valley Civilization; The Ghaggar-Hakra and the Indus.
What were the main characteristics of the indus valley civilization?
Drainage System
How was the indus valley civilization discovered?
The discovery of the ancient ruins of Harappa by Dayaram Sahni in 1921 and of Mohenjodaro by Rakhaldas Banerjee in 1922-1923,both officers of Archaeological Survey of India. It is estimated that the Indus Valley Civilization flourished between 3,000BCE and 2,000BCE.
What Defines Indus River Valley?
an ancient civilization that flourished in the Indus River valley, from about 2500 to 1500 b.c.: extensive archaeological excavations at the main sites of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in Pakistan
What defines Indus River valley geography?
an ancient civilization that flourished in the Indus River valley, from about 2500 to 1500 b.c.: extensive archaeological excavations at the main sites of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in Pakistan
What are the four main river valley civilizations?
The Egyptian civilization around the Nile river, the Mesopotamian/Sumerian civilization around the Tigris and Euphrates, the Indus Valley civilization of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro around the Indus river, and the Chinese/Shang civilization around the Yellow river.
What were two main cities in harappan civilization?
Harrapa and Mohenjo Daro were the two largest settlements in the Indus Valley region.
What were the main cities in Indus Valley?
Harappa And Mohenjo Daro
What were the 2 major cities of the Indus River Valley?
Although this limited outside contact, it is known that the early Indians used the Khyber pass through this range to communicate with other civilizations. In the future, groups would use this same pass to invade India. Two major cities of the Indus Valley Civilization have been discovered: Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.
When and why did the British conquer the Indus Valley?
The British wanted to add Indus valley to their empire for two main reasons:-The region was fertile and populated, so there were profits to be made.If they controlled Indus valley, they could easily block any further Russian advance into Afghanistan.They conquered Indus valley in 1838
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
How did the indus river help make civilization in Indus river valley?
The Harrappan culture developed in the Indus Valley along the Indus River. Water was the main ingredient that allowed the culture to flourish, like the Egyptian's with the Nile River, and the Mesopotamian's with the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers.
