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The Indus Valley civilization flourished around the year 2500BC in the western part of southern Asia in what is now Pakistan and western India In addition it is referred to as the Harappan Civilization after the first city that was discovered Harappa Eventually the Harappan Civilization completely vanished around 1500BC Men and women used to wear colorful robes Women wore lots of jewelry and even lipstick In addition women would wear bracelets like the ones that are worn today in present day India Harappans houses were made out of baked brick they were mostly one or two stories high flat roofs and all of them were almost identical Each house had its own well drinking water and sometimes their own bathroom People had clay pipes which led from their bathroom to a sewage pipe that eventually ran out into a lake or river These people were very good farmers of their time so they would usually have something like wheat bread and barley for dinner Harappans grew peas melons barley dates and wheat Farmers would raise cotton and had zebus pigs and sheep In addition the Harappans were so advanced they caught fish in the river with hooks Little kids also had toys to play with as children Some of the things people have found are whistles shaped like birds small carts and toy monkeys that could slide down a string Harappan entertainment was dancing which they loved and there was a big swimming pool that was used for the public In addition around the pool there were private baths and changing and dressing rooms Transportation was ox camels and elephants to travel on the land They also had carts with wooden wheels There were also sailing ships with masts that were supposedly used for sailing around the Arabian Sea It is
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