Indus Valley: Urban Planning & Decline
Students will investigate the advanced urban planning of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro and the mystery surrounding their decline.
Key Questions
- Analyze what the sophisticated urban planning of the Indus Valley suggests about its government and social organization.
- Justify why studying a civilization with an undeciphered script presents unique challenges for historians.
- Hypothesize the environmental or social factors that may have contributed to the collapse of the Indus cities.
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