What is the Indus River Valley? Although it is not as thoroughly researched and documented as Egyptian or Mesopotamian civilization, the Indus River Valley is known to be one of the earliest successful civilizations in history. However, similar to many civilizations in history, the Indus River Valley civilization had an external geography that protected it from invasion, counted on internal geography that lead to its uniqueness, was discovered by Charles Masson during the British Empire expansion
In 3000 BCE, the creation of the first early river civilization of Mesopotamia sparked the creation of other advanced civilizations around the world. These civilizations had developed in modern-day Egypt, China, and the Middle Eastern Region. The civilization of the Shang came to in 1750 BCE and could be located in modern-day China. The Indus River valley civilization, however, developed as early as 2500 BCE in present-day North-Western India. Similarities and differences between the two progressions
The Nile and Indus River Valley civilizations were both unique civilizations in their own way in comparison. Yet despite being separated by thousands of miles there are similarities in these two ancient civilizations. It is seen that amongst ancient civilizations, rivers are fundamental for them to prosper and provide for a relatively stable society for which a people can grow and develop. There are general similarities with pinpoint differences as well as general differences with pinpoint similarities
The Indus River, for example, is a compelling element of the region of Kashmir. The river originates in the Tibetan Plateau and is the most important river in both Pakistan and India. It brings water and therefore fertile land through Pakistan and into India. Without the resources brought by the river, people will suffer from a lack of fertile land and consequently a lack of crops. Because the Indus flows through Kashmir, the country with control of
Agriculture: In Pakistan, Agriculture plays an important role in the development of the country and is considered to be a consistent source for the income of the country. It is also contributing much in the GDP of the country and employs 45% of the country’s labor force helping in the growth of other economy sectors. ¬In agriculture sector, the most important crops are cotton, wheat, rice, and sugarcane, which jointly make up more than 75% of the value of total crop production. Pakistan's major food
responsible position. My children are studying in Karachi at university, college and school levels. Brief Background of Village Our village Keti Mir Mohammad Ghumro is situated around 8 kms north of Pir Jo Goth in Kutcha area on the left bank of river Indus and is inhabited predominantly by us Ghumros for centuries. Our prime source of earning is through agriculture. The village has although a small population, it is scattered over an area roughly 3 sq kms. The village is unique in that it has over
Comparing Mesopotamia and Indus River Valley (India) All civilizations require advanced cities, complex institutions, record keeping, specialized workers, and advanced technology. Mesopotamia and the Indus River Valley were two of the earliest civilizations that had all five of these qualities. Mesopotamia or “the land between two rivers” was between the two major rivers, Tigris and Euphrates, and is now modern day Iraq. Mesopotamia was founded around 3500 B.C, although people started settling there
in the 10 ancient civilizations, including Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River Valley, etc. None of these civilizations exist today, but each left tiny breadcrumbs that give us insight into these societies. While each of these places still puzzle archeologists, the mysteries of one of the civilization have thinned out the hair on many scientists. While Mesopotamia and Egypt were eventually conquered and culturally swallowed, the Indus River Valley society simply vanished. Because of the complete vanish
India is the center of a very serious problem in the world today. It’s a very diverse place with people from many different religious backgrounds, who speak many different languages and come from many different regions. They are also separated economically. Two of the country’s religious sects, Muslims and Hindus, have been in conflict for hundreds of years. Their feelings of mistrust and hatred for each other are embedded in all those years and will not leave easily. What’s most disturbing is that
Porter’s five forces analysis Bargaining power of customers Indus Motor Company has a policy of “Customer First” (IMC, 2013, p. 49). Meaning, for IMC, customers certainly matter to a very high extent, so it comes to bargaining power it is safe to say that it is not low. The amount of surveys by IMC also shows how much it values its customers. Given the trust IMC has provided Pakistani customers for them to depend on it, customer’s demand for high quality and durable vehicles (Qeemat, 2012), IMC
to consolidate his kingdom. However, he now has his mind on a bigger prize, India. Alexander reached the Indus River, the gateway to India, in spring 326 B.C. When he arrived, he met up with Hephaestion, whom he had sent ahead to ready the river crossing. The Indus River is one of the largest Rivers in India, second only to the Ganges. It is no small task to move an army across such a large river, but Alexander had a brilliant solution. He would have Hephaestion construct a pontoon bridge, which is
Pakistan - The Land of Adventure and Nature From the mighty stretches of the Karakorams in the North to the vast alluvial delta of the Indus River in the South, Pakistan remains a land of high adventure and nature. Trekking, mountaineering, white water rafting, wild boar hunting, mountain and desert jeep safaris, camel and yak safaris, trout fishing and bird watching, are a few activities, which entice the adventure and nature lovers to Pakistan. Pakistan is endowed with a rich and varied
The Indus Valley is located in northern India and is an important site concerning the early beginnings of agriculture in the old world. The geography, environment, and timeframe of the Indus Valley are distinct to the area and different from other sites of agricultural origin. Many plants and animals were domesticated in the Indus Valley, and due to the areas susceptibility to flooding, technological innovations had to take place. The Indus Valley is important to understanding the beginnings of
Introduction During 2000 BC the Indus Valley was alive with trade. This area flourished economically as it was a hub for many surrounding areas. Throughout history a vast and diverse amount of artwork has been unearthed within the Indus Valley. In particular an art form known as Seals. Seals served many purposes during the Indus Valley Civilization. However, one major purpose of the Seals were their ability to represent local economic and political powers. This research paper serves the purpose to
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inhabiting areas around sources of water, or in the case of India, the Indus River Valley. When the first tribes settled, they chose the area for several reasons. It promoted agriculture development and would allow them to grow. The different characteristics of the land also impacted how the tribes grew into a nation as well as influencing their society. Around 3500 BCE, the first tribes of India began to settle in the Indus River Valley. Much
Mohenjo-Daro is a famous ancient city from the Indus River Valley. It had a decent sewage system and the city grid was very well planned out, way ahead of its time. Mohenjo-Daro was inhabited by about 40,000 people and had an outer circuit of about three miles. A lot of questions are raised about how such an impressive civilization can just disappear. What this paper is going to do is explore the different theories of its disappearance. Many theories have been proposed, such as invasion, war and
major river systems in warm climates were favourable to settlements, since these areas had sufficient food available for survival year round. Evidence suggests that at this time settled life and the deliberate cultivation of food plants began in five different parts of the world; Euphrates, and the Nile rivers; the Indus River in the northern Indian subcontinent; in China along the Yellow River; the Fertile Crescent area in West Asia along the Tigris; in sub-Saharan Africa and the Niger River system;
through the discussion of these topics. One of the most important elements of these religions is their history. The Hindu religion disputably began around 2500 years before the Common Era (B.C.E.) in India. It was geographically based along the Indus River, which was called “Hindu” by the Persians who had migrated there. They also called the land Hindustan and it’s inhabitants, Hindus. After that, the religion that followed was called Hinduism. Today, almost 800 million people practice the Hindu religion
Hinduism hinduism The term Hinduism refers to the civilization of the Hindus (originally, the inhabitants of the land of the Indus River). Introduced in about 1830 by British writers, it properly denotes the Indian civilization of approximately the last 2,000 years, which evolved from Vedism the religion of the Indo-European peoples who settled in India in the last centuries of the 2nd millennium BC. The spectrum that ranges from the level of popular Hindu belief to that of elaborate ritual technique