Choose ONE of the civilizations in this chapter (Mesopotamians OR Egyptians or Harrapans of the Indus River Valley) and explain how the environment led to an agricultural based economy and theocracy (definition: ruler is given power from the gods to rule over the people).
Choose ONE of the civilizations in this chapter (Mesopotamians OR Egyptians or Harrapans of the Indus River Valley) and explain how the environment led to an agricultural based economy and theocracy (definition: ruler is given power from the gods to rule over the people).
The Harappan civilisation was the first civilisation in South Asia with proper town planning and an urban appearance. It was also larger than Egypt and Mesopotamia civilisations in terms of area.
Plate tectonic forces created Himalayan mountain ranges which then eventually originated both winter and summer monsoon seasons over parts of Indus valley civilisation along with Arabian sea. The valley was also dominated by seven major rivers named Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Saraswati and their tributaries that originated from the mountains of Punjab region of northwestern India and northern Pakistan. With plenty of water resources and help of wooden ploughs, Harappan civilisation flourished in agricultural productions. Wheat, barley, peas, dates, sesame, millets, mustard, horse gram, rice, watermelon, cotton, melon were grown efficiently in different phases of this civilisation. The productions were so rich that surplus food grains had to be stored in granaries. So naturally economy grew around agriculture and trade relations with Mesopotamian and Persian civilisations took place extensively. Internal trading was also very much common.
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