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Indus valley civilization

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noun

  1. an ancient civilization that flourished in the Indus River valley, from about 2500 to 1500 b.c.: extensive archaeological excavations at the main sites of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in Pakistan.


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What suggests that the religion of the Indus valley civilization may have survived for many centuries in a different form?

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The Mesopotamians called the Indus valley civilization by what name?

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What are some of the theories about the decline of the Indus valley civilization?

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Writing used as a means of communication and recordkeeping probably also helped the Indus valley civilization profit from long-distance trade with Mesopotamia and Egypt.

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Historians’ inability to read the writing of the Indus valley civilization means that we know less about this culture than we do about Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt.

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