Summary
Thousands of years ago, one of the world's first great civilizations built well-planned cities with straight streets and clever drains along the Indus River.
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Discussion
Thousands of years ago, one of the world's first great civilizations built well-planned cities with straight streets and clever drains along the Indus River.
- Why did people build their cities near a river?
- What surprising things did these ancient city-planners include?
- How is life in this ancient city similar to or different from your town?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: civilization, ancient, city-planning.
Try it: Draw a birds-eye map of a tiny city. Add streets and one clever feature to help the people who live there.