GK
WORLD HISTORY
Question
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large cities
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small towns
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farming villages
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large ranches
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most Indus Valley people resided in farming villages surrounding the cities. City residents were merchants, shopkeepers and artisans. Indus Valley merchants traveled as far as Mesopotamia to trade.
Detailed explanation-2: –Most Indus Valley people resided in farming villages surrounding the cities. They grew rice, barley, wheat, peas, and cotton. City residents were merchants, shopkeepers, and artisans. They made and sold copper and bronze tools, clay pottery, and cotton cloth.
Detailed explanation-3: -The people of the Indus Valley were successful farmers who grew crops in the fertile soil beside the river. They also used mud from the river to make bricks for their buildings, and they constructed the world’s first planned towns and cities.
Detailed explanation-4: -The two largest cities of the Indus River Valley society that have been unearthed are Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, both located in modern-day Pakistan. While the cities are about 400 miles from each other, they have interesting similarities.