Picture caption: An overview of a portion of the Indus River Valley
Living in the Indus Civilization, there weren't a specific social class/ranks. It is believed to be mainly rich vs poor. Because the civilians didn't use money, it is presumed that wealth was calculated by:
Even though these difference make it seem like the poor and rich were extremely different, they were not. If anything compared to other societies like the Egyptians, the Indus Valley Civilization was pretty egalitarian.
- amount of land one had
- number of cattle one had
- number of sacks of grain one had
Even though these difference make it seem like the poor and rich were extremely different, they were not. If anything compared to other societies like the Egyptians, the Indus Valley Civilization was pretty egalitarian.