Indus Valley Civilization and Modern India

The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the first civilizations in the world. It was located in the southwest part of present day India along the Indus River. This civilization started around 2500 BC the same time as the Mesopotamia's, Egyptians, and the Chinese. The area known as Mesopotamia was thought to be the origin of humanity, but now we think that the Indus Valley people were just as old.
The people of the Indus Valley Civilization were a very advance group of people for their time. The were especially strong in the area's of mathematics and astronomy. …