INDUS VALLEY & CHINA

The Indus Valley people were the first to grow cotton for weaving into cloth.

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Mohenjo-daro and Harappa are the known twin capitals in Indus Valley. Both cities were planned and built in grid pattern with wide roads dividing them.

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One important feature in Mohenjo-daro and Harappa was the sewage system where the sewage from houses emptied into brick channels that ran along the city's streets.

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Most of the Indus writing were found on stone seals - carvings that were used to make an impression on soft clay.

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Merchants from Indus Valley probably sailed from Lothal to Dilmun where they met up with traders from Sumer.

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The citadel - a raised, fortified area that overlooked the city is believed to be the place where local leaders lived.

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The government collected grains as a form of tax. The collected grains were used in a huge granary and used in times of famine.

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The citadel had a big pool called the Great Bath believed to be used for religious ceremonies.

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The Great Wall of China was built over a hundred of years to keep the people safe from raiders.

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Many people in China grew rice in irrigated fields.

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