Daily Life: Indus Valley Civilization

  • People lived in houses about 1-2 stories high.
  • The houses were made of mud brick.
  • The houses were all almost identical.
  • Ancient Indians had swimming pools.
  • They also had public baths.
  • Children played with toys just like us today.
  • Some of the toys they played with included small carts bird whistles, and monkeys that could slide down a string.
  • Women wore jewlry and lipstick.
  • Men wore brightly colored clothes.
  • People loved to dance.
  • They grew barley, peas, melon, dates, and wheat.
  • In ancient india people were amazing craftmen, because intricate carvings and pottery were found.
  • They used carts, oxen, elephants, and camels.
  • On sea they traveles in ships with one mast.
  • Ancient India ran on Social Classes.

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