The Indus Valley civilization flourished around 2,500 BC and declined in about 1750 BC It was located in the western part of South Asia, in what today is Pakistan and western India. It is often referred to as Harappan Civilization after its first discovered city, Harappa. In slide number 14, (Public well, Harappa), A large public well is seen. This was probably used for religious reasons. Other similar smaller wells were used for washing clothes and public bathing. …showed first 75 words of 895 total…

…showed last 75 words of 895 total…had to do or their whole system would fall apart. Although no one knows why the Indus Valley civilization collapsed, many theories have been incorporated, such as a season with massive floods that engulfed the city, or a change in soil making it impossible to farm. For whatever the reason the city-states of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were the building blocks for many civilizations to come and have created ideas and principals we still use today.