Indus valley civilisation

Features Of Indus Valley civilisation
- Harappan civilisation is also called Indus valley civilisation and saraswati Indus valley civilisation.
-It was traces between the time period of 2600BCE to 1900BCE.
-GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

The harappan civilisation was settle around the Indus River Basin.
The land was too fertile due to alluvial soil.
-AGRICULTURE TECHNIQUES
Grains like wheat, barley, lentil, chickpea and rice were cultivated in harappan civilisation.
Bull and oxen were used for ploughing.
Water resoviors are found in Dholavira.
A PLANNED CENTER MOHENJODARO
MOHENJODARO is an important site of harappan civilisation from it got lot of data about harappan civilisation. It is known for its urban centre.
The urban centre of MOHENJODARO is comprises of
-Citadel
-Lower Town
CITADEL-Citadel refers to a small to a small town at high altitude.
Citadel is comprises of warehouses and great bath.
Warehouse- warehouse refers to a area or house where the grains are store in a large quantity
Greatbath- great bath refers to a rectangular tank and from all four sides there were stairs it's believed that its should be used for ritual practices
LOWER TOWN- lower town refers to large area but a low latitude.