The Indus Valley Civilization flourished between 3200 BC and 1800 BC in modern-day Pakistan. It exhibited key elements of advanced civilization, including planned cities laid in a precise grid system with central citadels, standardized bricks, and sophisticated plumbing and sewerage systems in every house. The Indus Valley cities also featured religious polytheism, a written language, and archaeological sites like the Great Bath in Mohenjo Daro, showing it was a complex civilization that developed advanced urban planning and technologies for its time period over 2000 years ago.

1. The Indus Valley
Civilization
Iqtidar ul Hassan
Assistant Professor of
History

2. What is Civilization?
• Key elements of a civilization
1. Advanced Cities
2. Advanced Technology
3. Record Keeping
4. Specialized Workers
5. Comlex Institutions

3. Mehargarh, A Newlithic Village

4. The Indus Valley
Civilization
Between 3200 B.C and 1800 B.C an
Advanced Civilization Flourished in the
Regions now Included in Pakistan

5. Indus Valley Planned Cities
• Cities were laid in precise grid system
• A central fortified area called CITADEL
• Oven-backed bricks of standard size
• A sophisticated Plumbing and Sewage
System
• Each house had separate washroom and
toilet
• Wells

6. View of a street

7. Sewerage Line

8. Washroom, Toilet and
Plumbing System

9. Well

10. Religion
• Polytheism, Images of gods and
godesses
• Theocracy

11. Language
• Written language

12. Mohenjo Daro
The Great Bath
• A swimming pool of modern type

13. QUESTIONS