Harappa and Mohenjo-daro- Indus Valley Civilization part 5

 As we read in part 3 and part 2 that there are two main cities in the Indus Valley Civilization. They were Harappa and Mohenjo-daro. If you want to read about them then you can either click the blue colored 'part 2' and blue colored 'part 3' in the staring of the article or visit our page on of the article whose name is Indus Valley Civilization.

The Indus civilization is known to have consisted of two large cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, and more than 100 towns and villages, which were often small size when compared to Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. It is estimated that originally these were just 1.16 km square in overall dimensions and then they became large in size. 

Their outstanding magnitude suggests political centralization, either in two large states or in a single great empire with alternative capitals, a practice having analogies in Indian history. 

(Analogy= a comparison of two unlike things whose comparison is based on the same aspect.

Eg- Here in this article Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are two unlike thing but they are being compared and told about on the basis of Indus Valley Civilization.)

 It is also possible that Harappa succeeded/won Mohenjo-daro, which is known to have been devastated more than once by exceptional floods. The southern region of the civilization, on the Kathiawar Peninsula and beyond, seems to have originated after the main Indus Valley Civilization (near river Indus, consisting of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa).

The civilization was literate, and its script, with some 250 to 500 characters, has been partly and tentatively deciphered; the language has been indefinitely identified as Dravidian.

So let's conclude the article-

1. Mohenjo-daro and Harappa were the two main cities in Indus Valley Civilization with around 100 more towns and villages.

2. They were  political centralized, either in two large states or in a single great empire with alternative capitals

3. The Kathiawad Peninsula (southern part of Indus Valley Civilization) was originated in the civilization later.

4. The civilization was literate and its script contained 250-500 characters, it is estimated to be an Dravidian language.

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