a Crabtree Book $16.00  

The Indus River Valley was once home
to thriving communities of peoples who worked the land now known as Pakistan. Some of the world’s oldest civilizations, including the Harappans and the Maurya and Gupta empires, grew in this fertile region. This beautiful new book beautifully documents the lives of these remarkable people from long ago.
Topics include
• farming innovations that helped support larger populations
• the arrival of Hinduism and Buddhism
• daily life in a Harappan village
• the development of the caste system
• early language and writing
• the arrival of the White Huns

Table of Contents:
Indus Civilization
A Land of Riches
A Trading Nation
Cities made of Clay
Life of the Aryans
Rulers and Empires
Religions and Beliefs
Words and Writing
Arts and Culture
Amazing Inventions
From Rise to Ruin
Ancient Legacies
Glossary and Index

Glossy paperback, 32p.  For ages 8-14.

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