The mysteries of the Indus Valley civilisation
I can describe some of the mysteries that still remain about the Indus Valley Civilisation.
The mysteries of the Indus Valley civilisation
I can describe some of the mysteries that still remain about the Indus Valley Civilisation.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Archaeologists do not understand everything about the Indus Valley civilisation because we cannot read their writing.
- There is no evidence of how these places were ruled or governed, but they were clearly very well organised.
- Their religion is a mystery to us, although they made lots of figurines that may have been offered to gods.
- There are pictures of figures with horns or controlling animals, which historians know other Asian people believed in.
- There are buildings that archaeologists thought were granaries, but now aren't sure because no grain has been found.
Common misconception
Pupils might think that it will never be possible to read the ancient Indus Valley civilisation script.
A new discovery similar to the Rosetta Stone could unlock the key to deciphering the writing and help to solve some of the mysteries!
Keywords
Mystery - a mystery is something that we aren't able to explain yet
Figurine - a small statue or model of a person is called a figurine
Granary - a granary is a large building used to store grain from the harvest
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they were good at organising cities
they could flush away dirty water
they were able to use clean water