THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION: GLOBALIZATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

In: Vestnik Instituta vostokovedenija RAN: Journal of the Institute of Oriental Studies RAS, Heft 4 (26), S. 11-19

Abstract

The South Asian civilization or the Indus Valley civilization, as it is more commonly known, is as old as antiquity itself. The permanent character of settlements is one of the defining features of this civilization. The maritime trade during the Indus Valley civilization was developed and it was well connected to Egypt, Mesopotamia (present day Iraq) and China. The Indus Valley сivilization was the first foray of the South Asian region into the international maritime trade and cultural diffusion with other parts of the world having a civilization. The amount of cultural, economic and social exchange and interaction can be ascertained from the archeological finds and it shows the intermingling and cross cultural influence among the then known and developed world.