Indus River Valley Civilizations

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Ancient Indus Introduction http://www.harappa.com/har/har1.html

Indus River-Daily life in ancient India- very kid friendly
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Ancient Indus Slide tour with 90 pictures
http://www.harappa.com/indus/indus0.html

Lesson Plan for the Ancient Indus Valley http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Indialife.html

Indus river civilizations

 

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The ancient Indus River Valley Civilization was centered on its great cities, such as Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa, but many people lived in the country in small towns and villages. They made their living on the land, growing corn to trade in the cities and probably grew cotton for clothes. Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa were built on the flood plain of the river and because it flooded regularly, the people constructed massive mud-brick platforms to raise the buildings above the level of the flood waters. They used clay from the river banks to make bricks. They added to their diet by hunting wild animals.

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