What were the similarities between Indus River Civilization and ancient Mesopotamia?

The hunting
and gathering lifestyle of
humanities earliest ancestors required a great deal of energy and
netted very
little in return. When the climate became warmer, it should come as no surprise
that
people around the world decided to settle down and farm. It also makes
sense that they developed
in a similar fashion. Humans headed toward the
rivers.

Two of the earliest
civilizations in the world
were the Indus River civilization and the civilization at
Mesopotamia. There
are a number of similarities between the ancient river civilizations of

Mesopotamia and the Indus River Valley. Both civilizations relied on a fertile river
valley to
support agriculture. The importance of managing the river through
irrigation and canal systems
was of paramount concern for both river
civilizations. They harvested enough crops to create a
surplus of goods to
trade with one another. Both civilizations were at the mercy of
unpredictable
rivers that routinely flooded, causing tremendous property damage. The two

civilizations were politically and economically developed enough to support large urban
areas
that were technologically advanced for the time. These developments
were made possible because
of the success that both civilizations had in
farming the land. The religion of all of the
ancient civilizations was
polytheistic with special gods worshiped to control the rivers. Both

civilizations developed writing systems to manage tax collection and

commerce.

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