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__**Geography/Location**__ modern day Pakistan highset mountains in the wolrd mountains located in the north surrounded by Indus and Ganges River east and west is the Ghat mountain range Theocracy : government based on their religious beliefs based on the Hindu and Buddhist unpredictable flooding due to the Indus River rivers changed course monsoons: Seasonal winds that changed the direction of the water rivers didn't flood as much platforms: human made islands impossible to decifer no bilingual inscription seals dipicted objects and sounds 400 symbols Harrapan domesticated sheep and goats layed bricks to make buildings and homes human made islands/platforms very own sewage system mud brick platforms very WIDE open streets 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) Aryans were nomadic people from the north of the Hindukush mountains 1500 B.C. other civilizations grew 1750 B.C. quality of buildings decreased plate movement caused floods and earthquakes some survived trade was impossible citadel: 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) Very little weapons found=No war natural barriers (mountains and deserts cut them off) = =
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