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** Geography and Location **

 * modern day Pakistan
 * highest mountains in the world
 * mountains located in the north
 * surrounded by Indus and Ganges River
 * east and west is the Ghat mountain range


 * Religion **
 * Theocracy is government based on their religious beliefs
 * based on the Hindu and Buddhist


 * Challenges **
 * unpredictable flooding due to the Indus River
 * rivers changed course
 * monsoons were Seasonal winds that changed the direction of the water
 * rivers didn't flood as much
 * platforms are human made islands
 * Writing and Literature**
 * impossible to decifer
 * no bilingual inscription
 * seals
 * dipicted objects and sounds
 * 400 symbols
 * Harrapan


 * Culture and Cities **
 * domesticated sheep and goats
 * layed bricks to make buildings and homes
 * human made islands and platforms
 * had their own sewage system


 * Archiecture **
 * mud brick platforms
 * wide open streets


 * Trade **
 * traded gold and silver
 * traveled along the Indus River to make trades
 * routes Persia to CS
 * seals found in Sumer
 * 2600 B.C. until 1800 B.C. (trading began)


 * People **
 * Aryans were nomadic people from the north of the Hindukush mountains
 * 1500 B.C. other civilizations grew


 * Decline of Indus Valley **
 * 1750 B.C. quality of buildings decreased
 * plate movement caused floods and earthquakes
 * some survived
 * trade was impossible


 * Institutions **
 * citadel is contained major buildings of the city

Caste system:system in where karma was associated with you dharma or duty of your caste. Youcould never go up only down. The lower the caste you were in the lower the and dirtier the job was. There were the brahmins (preists), kshatriyas (warriors and kings), Vaishyas (traders and farmers), shudras ( laborers and artisans) and the untouchables wich were the worst caste (butchers, poop cleaners and sweepers)
 * Social Class **
 * War **
 * Very little weapons found=No war
 * natural barriers (mountains and deserts cut them off)