Indus Valley Civilization

Indus Valley Civilization The Indus Valley Civilization reigned from 3000-1500 B.C.E. The Indus Valley was constructed of both Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro with each city has 35,000 people. We know very little about this civilization but what we know is fascinating. The people there built huge planned cities, straight streets, and brick homes with private baths. Also kids played with toys and women wore lipstick. The homes in these cities were one or two stories …

…metals. The metals that these objects are made of are not found in the Indus Valley, which means they either had to import all these items or had to import the metals to make there artifacts. For transportation, the people used camels, oxen, and elephants to travel over land. They had carts with wooden wheels and they also had ships with one mast that were probably used to sail around the Arabian Sea. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**