What some contributions made by the people of indus valley civilization?

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What some contributions made by the people of indus valley civilization?

Answer 1

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Standardised weights and measures.

Standardised brick size.

Planned city construction.

Public buildings (baths).

Basic sanitation (sewers).

Quite possibly yoga, as some of their seals show people in yoga positions.

Writing.. it may or may not predate Sumerian and Egyptian.

Pottery. Some IVC potsherds have been found in the bay of Cambay that date back 30k years, which would make them the oldest ever found.

They domesticated the elephant.

Answer 2

sewers as well. And also citadels.

Answer 3

Language. Sanskrit is called the mother tongue, and may underlie all languages.

Also, they may have had the first psychedelic drug, Soma :)

Answer 4

They invented the Swastica:

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