Indus Valley Civilisation, 4 Ques -

1. Write down why, how and what had happened to have caused a rapid end to the Indus Valley Civilisation.

Indus Valley Civilisation started to decline around 1500 BCE. Mohenjo-daro Harappa started to get abandoned around 1200 BCE.

This might have been caused by floods. the evidence is the signs of constant rebuilding of walls and foundations of houses in the remains of the Indus Valley Civilisation.

These floods might have destroyed the irrigation systems that the people depended on for their farming, and might have also caused mosquitos to breed which led to outbreaks of malaria.

The rapid decline of Indus Valley Civilisation speeded up when it was invaded by the Aryans.

2. Has there been evidence of artifacts found which would indicate that the people of Indus Valley Civilisation had a system of communication? Support your answer with the images or data collected and compiled by historians.

Seals or ceramic pots has insriptions that are no more than 4 or 5 characters in length; the longest is 26 characters. But comparative studies have shown that Indus writing evolved into the much later Brahmi script.

The inscriptions are so short, some scholars wonder whether the Indus script fell short of a true writing system. Still, it is possible that longer texts were written in perishable media. Morever, there is one, small piece of evidence suggesting that the script embodies a well-known,
widespread, and complex communication system. Evidence has been found that appears to be the remnants of a large sign that was mounted above the gate to the city. It was probably designed to inform travelers of the city's name, analogous to the welcome signs seen today along highways leading to major cities.

3.Find at least 3 more possible occupation and support your findings with images and explanation.

1. craftsmen

there should be craftsmen in Indus Valley Civilization who built features like great bath, citadel, and bathing platforms.

2. traders

there should be traders in Indus Valley Civilization who is more wealthy and have private wells. traders usually go to other places/civilization to trade their goods.

3. priests

the great bath is believed to be used for religious bathing and automatically, there should be priests who conduct and lead these activities/ceremonies.

4. You are to gather at least 3 more images taken by historians/archaelogists of buildings/structures/artifacts found in the Indus Valley Civilisation. Name them and explain it's possible usuage by the people in that civilisation.

The picture above shows a blocked drain. this is because drains have became useless and and were blocked with debris and bricked wall due to the rising of street levels.

The picture above shows the ancient private well in the city of Mohenjo-Daro. Private wells are rebuilt over many generations to serve the needs of a large household or neighborhood.

The picture above shows a public well in the southern Harappa. these public bathing area may also have been used for washing clothes as is common in many traditional cities in Pakistan and India today.