Life in the Indus Valley Civilization by Dhruv Singhvi https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp Circa 2500 - 1700 BCE en-us 2021-05-04 15:41:00 UTC 2023-05-09 12:51:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f6a9.png Purpose of City Planning dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490302402 Cities were designed in a way so that this cycle would be supported fully.]]> 2021-05-04 15:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490302402 Magnitude of Organisation dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490312229 Organisation was comparable to city like New York, with streets in grid like patterns. First to use Urban Sanitation and Drainage Systems. ]]> 2021-05-04 15:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490312229 Castes dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490332535 Comparable to parts of Brahma, very important in Social Life]]> 2021-05-04 15:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490332535 dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490338246 Hereditary, Family Professions Prominent.]]> 2021-05-04 15:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490338246 Government dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490342558 No Single King or Queen]]> 2021-05-04 15:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490342558 Health, Sanitation, Food, Nurtition dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490382649 1. Water Availability in wells placed all over the city.
2. Drainage Systems.
3. Regularly Cleansed Common Bath for whole city 49 feet long, 28 feet wide and 8 feet deep.
4. Well Balanced Diet]]> 2021-05-04 16:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490382649 Housing dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490543811 1. 3-4 storey houses
2. Uniform housing in lower city.
3. Sophisticated Plumbing]]> 2021-05-04 16:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490543811 Eating and Drinking dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490585548 Archaeologists know what Indus Valley people ate by examining the teeth and bones of skeletons. The diet had seafood, milk, meat and wheat - a pretty balanced diet.

]]> 2021-05-04 16:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490585548 Bath dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490626261 Most Indus cities had a central well where people could get clean water.
In their bathrooms people stood on a brick 'shower tray' and tipped the clean water over themselves from a jar.
]]> 2021-05-04 16:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490626261 Toys and Games dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490640919 Children in the Indus Valley seem to have loved toys. Archaeologists have found lots of clay toys, such as model carts and animals.]]> 2021-05-04 16:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490640919 Pets dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490652289 Some animals' paw prints have been preserved in the ruins of Indus cities. Children may have had pet monkeys, birds in cages, or even lizards and snakes!]]> 2021-05-04 16:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490652289 Craft Worker dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490694896 People who lived in the city usually made things to earn a living. Some workers made stone querns (for grinding grain to make flour). Others spun and wove cotton into clothes and cotton bags.]]> 2021-05-04 17:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490694896 Trader dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490697928 Trade (buying and selling things) was very important in Indus Valley cities. Farmers brought food into the cities. City workers made things like pots, beads and cotton cloth.]]> 2021-05-04 17:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490697928 Farmers dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490700604 Farmers had to grow lots of food to feed the people in the cities. They prepared big fields using their wooden ploughs pulled by oxen.]]> 2021-05-04 17:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490700604 Builder dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490704225 Most Indus Valley cities were made from mud bricks. First the brick-makers mixed soil, clay and water to make squishy mud. Next they squashed the mud into a wooden mould which was the shape of a brick. And then they turned out the mud brick, like you would turn out a sandcastle.]]> 2021-05-04 17:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490704225 dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490717572 2021-05-04 17:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490717572 dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490729250
  • Probably Wore Flax and Cotton
  • Could have importent woolen textiles from Mesopotamia
  • Could have used silk.
  • Could have continued tradition of using leather
  • Dyed Clothes
  • Draped all over the body.
    • ]]>     2021-05-04 17:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1490729250     dhruvsinghvi11 https://padlet.com/dhruvsinghvi11/7uwfnedlevyclrzp/wish/1492499672
    • Probably Used Flax and Cotton
    • Could have used iIdian silk.
    • Might have imported woolen textiles from Mesopotamia
    • May have used leather traditionally
    • Dyeing Facilities have been discovered
    • Limited Sources show men wore clothes around their waist and long robes over left shoulder and/or turban
    • Women wore knee-length skirts.
    • Jewelry included hair fillets, bead necklaces and bangles for men; bangles, earrings, rings, anklets, belts made of strings of beads, pendants, chokers and numerous necklaces for women
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