India

 

The Indus River Valley civilization was one of the earlier settlements. It was located on the Indus and Ganges Rivers. They date back to around 3000 BC. That was the time period around when the ancient Egyptain pyramids were forming. There were two major cities: Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. 

 

The cities were very advanced for their time period. They were well planned. The cities were laid out in a grid-like pattern that is simialar to a lot of modern cities today. The homes were revolutionary with their technology. They has plumbing systems that helped to contol water flow to have it where it was wanted where it was wanted. The Indus Valley settlement was the first to grow cotton to make it into textiles. This was worn and traded. They also may have has some of the beginings of detistry as there are human remains left with holes drilled in teeth. They has systems of weights and meusurments, witch made them one of the most sophisticated ancienct societies in their time period. 

 

The Indus River Valley civilization fell into a very mysterious decline. Thiis decline started around 1700 BC There is some archaeological evidence, but not as much as other societies. Nobody can yet be certain as to what really happened to them, but there are many theories. Some of the ideas are that there were series of natural disasters like droughts, floods and earthquakes. Others think that the civilization may have over used their resources. They could have also been attacked by other poeple near by such as the Aryan Civilization. By any cause, the cities were abandoned by 1500 BC.