End of first civilization

END OF FIRST CIVILIZATION

• The cities of Harappa developed about 4700 years ago.
• These cities were fully flourished.
• The construction of the houses, drains and streets  reflected the well planned architecture of that period.

But around 3900 years ago ,major changes were seen .

• • People stopped living in many of the cities.
  • Writing, seals and weights were no longer used.
  • Raw materials were rarely brought  from distant lands.
  • In Mohenjodaro,
    •  Garbage piled up on the streets
    • The drainage system broken down
    • Less impressive houses were built

The reason behind these changes were not sorted out till date but scholars suggested that-

• The rivers dried up
• There was deforestation
  • As fuel was required for baking bricks and smelting copper ores
  • Grazing by large herds of cattle, sheep and goat
• There were floods in some areas.
• The rulers lost their control over the region.

These reasons are not accepted at all as it would only affect some areas, not the whole civilization together.

Whatever the reasons were, here was the end of this flourished civilization .

Now people moved into newer and smaller settlements to the east and the south.

New cities emerged about 1400 years ago.