History of India

Ancient Indian Civilization is a civilization located along the Indus River. Where is centered in the City of Mohenjodaro and Harappa. Ancient Indian civilization is estimated to have existed around 2500 BC. At that time the City of Mohenjodaro and Harappa were neatly arranged. The inhabitants of this civilization are the Dravidians. The Dravidian possessed the characteristics of a short body, pug nose, black curly hair and black skin. Where the Dravidian people have built sewers equipped with sanitation channels. Reported by Encyclopaedia Britannica (2015), Indian civilization is also called the Indus valley civilization or Harappan civilization. The civilization is estimated to have existed around 2500-1700 BC. The Indus civilization is known to consist of two major cities, Mohenjodaro and Harappa, and more than 100 villages. The two cities were originally each about 1 mile or 1.6 square kilometers.

City planning In the book of Ancient India (2008) by Maryani, at that time the City of Mohenjodaro developed into a city like Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and Greece. Mohanjodaro means dead mounds. Mohanjodaro is located in Sindh Province, precisely above the Pleistocene area and in the middle of the Indus River plain. At that time the Indus River Plain was a prominent and prominent area of ​​the Indus River valley civilization. In the past Mohenjodaro was one of the administrative centers of the Indus River Valley civilization. It is also one of the fastest growing cities in South Asia. Planning and technical skills show the interests of the city for the population. There has a stunning construction of buildings and consider works of art. The building has a layout based on the lane in a perfect pattern. Public facility buildings also represent high-level social organizations. The city of Mohenjodaro was built with regular city planning. Also read: Up to a Century of Human Civilizations Where to meet health and beauty requirements.


The division of the city is carried out into square or rectangular blocks. There houses were built on the edge of the highway and the door to the house faced the street. Roads are built in an orderly and straight way. The road is 10 meters wide and made like a sidewalk. There is a water channel that flows under the road and goes straight to the river. The rooms of the resident's house have wide windows so that the air circulation is smooth. Sewage from the bathroom and latrine is connected directly to the public sewer network. Agricultural and economic systems Civilizations live by agriculture, coupled with considerable trade. Field wheat and peas, sesame seeds, and some dates stones have also been found, as well as some of the earliest known cotton traces.

Indus civilization seems to have evolved from neighboring villages using the Mesopotamian irrigation agriculture model. With sufficient community skills to reap the benefits of the vast and fertile Indus River valley. The function of the river is as a means of transportation, trade and irrigation. Also read: Inheritance of a Masterpiece of Thought of Civilization in the Middle of Corona Pagebluk Trade activity is not only in the Indus river valley but extends outside the region in connection with trade and shipping in the West Asian region. It was based on the discovery of clay stamps that used the writing of the picture turned out to be the same as similar objects found in Mesopotamia. They are also able to control the floods that occur every year. After gaining a secure foothold in the plains and mastering the more pressing problems of a new civilization, with a population that is well nourished and growing. Community life Quoted by the Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud) site, it is actually rather difficult to parse regarding the life of the Indus River valley community.

However, based on the relics of the ruins of the buildings of the City of Mohenjodaro and Harappa, it reflects a modern urban layout and has an orderly, developed and prosperous government. There were also found fortress walls which contained warehouse buildings, meeting halls and public baths. Most likely the place is the center of government. In the warehouse building serves as storage of crops. Public baths are used for bathing officials. While the meeting ward functions clearly for meetings of the authorities and government officials to plan and regulate the course of the government. Also read: 25 Years of Search, Mayan Civilization Found in Southern Mexico The Beliefs of the Indus River Valley The beliefs of the people in the Indus River valley worship the gods (polyhteism).