Indus Valley civilization — Social Studies definition

An early civilization (around 2500 BCE) along the Indus River in what is now Pakistan and northwest India.

Where it is taught

• The Indus Valley Civilization — River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere, Ancient Civilizations, Grade 6

Taught alongside

• Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
• urban planning
• grid
• archaeologist

Elsewhere

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