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The Indus River Valley

The Indus River Valley. Aim : How did geography help shape early Indian civilizations?. Do Now : Please read “Cities of the Indus Valley” and answer the 2 corresponding questions in complete sentences. As we watch the video….

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The Indus River Valley

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  1. The Indus River Valley

  2. Aim: How did geography help shape early Indian civilizations? • Do Now: Please read “Cities of the Indus Valley” and answer the 2 corresponding questions in complete sentences.

  3. As we watch the video… • Write down 3 things you learned about India’s geography and how it affected the people who live there.

  4. Today’s Vocabulary • Subcontinent • Monsoon • Harappan Civilization • Mountains (Himalaya, Hindu Kush) • Rivers (Indus and Ganges) • Desert (Thar) • Plains (Northern) • Plateau (Deccan)

  5. Classroom Activity Think Pair Share • Please answer Documents 2-4 • Answer all questions in complete sentences Homework: • Answer Document #1 T-Chart

  6. How was the Indus River Valley civilization organized? • Do Now: Please answer the multiple choice questions

  7. Think-Pair Share • Planned Cities on the Indus • Answer Questions 1-3 and the Skillbuilder

  8. India

  9. Harappan society, ca. 2000 B.C.E. • Indus valley • well-watered and heavily forested • 500 miles along the river valley • 10-20 times larger than Mesopotamia or Egypt

  10. Geography • Wall of Mountains- sepereated India from the rest of Asia • HinduKush • Himalaya • Karakoram • This created an IndianSub-Continent • Monsoons – trade winds that brought rain in the summer and dry wind in the winter • Major Rivers- • Indus • Ganges

  11. Summary: Today’s Vocabulary • Subcontinent • Monsoon • Harappan Civilization • Mountains (Himalaya, Hindu Kush) • Rivers (Indus and Ganges) • Desert (Thar) • Plains (Northern) • Plateau (Deccan)

  12. Indus Valley Civilizations The earliest Indian civilization is cloaked in mystery. Archaeologists have not fully uncovered many Indus Valley sites. No names of kings or queens, no tax records, no literature, no accounts of famous victories.

  13. Debrief • Please fill in your notes as we go through the slides.

  14. Identically planned cities and construction suggests a strong central government Political

  15. Economic • Traded long distances • Artifacts found show that Sumer and Indus traded for about 350 years

  16. Religious • Artifacts show links to modern Hindu Culture • Shiva- is a major Hindu god • Worshipped Cows

  17. Social • Civilization was generally stable • Same kinds of houses suggests little socialdifferences • Toys were found for children – this shows prosperity since they can make things they do not NEED to survive

  18. Intellectual • Solved the problem of plumbing • Built extensive plumbing systems • Private bath and toilet for every house • Toilets made of brick with wooden seats • Pipes connected underground sewer system

  19. Achievements • Sophisticated city planning – very detailed and organized • Used a grid system • Citadel – a fortified area surrounded by a wall that protected the major buildings in the city • Public buildings, bath, granaries and religious quarters

  20. Harappa

  21. Mohenjo Daro

  22. Pictures Cited • Slide 1 – http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/writing/explore/images/ps322850.jpg • Slide 2 – http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/images/harappa_granary.jpg • Slide 3 – http://christym7.tripod.com/mohenjodaro.gifhttp://www.indiana.edu/~isp/cd_rom/images/harappa/bath_08.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.indiana.edu/~isp/cd_rom/images/harappa/bath_08.htm&h=267&w=400&sz=25&hl=en&start=78&um=1&tbnid=w12n8lRqNyAG5M:&tbnh=83&tbnw=124&prev= • Slide 4 –http://www.virtual-egypt.com/newhtml/articles/Who%20Began%20Writing%20Many%20Theories,%20Few%20Answers_files/040699sci-early-writing.1.gif • Slide 5 – http://www.indhistory.com/img/harappa-picture-1.jpg • Slide 6 – http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/2/2b/Pashupati.gif • Slide 7 – http://www.fbi.gov/publications/leb/2002/dec2002/gec02lebax23x2.jpg • Slide 9 – http://www.mohenjodaro.net/images/ • Slide 11 – http://www.geocities.com/dipalsarvesh/mohenjo-daro.jpg • Slide 12 – http://www.globalheritagefund.org/where/images/indus_25.jpg • Slide 13 – http://www.the-south-asian.com/July-Aug2006/Old-Ravi-Bed-Fields-Harapa.jpg • Slide 14 – www.mohenjodaro.net • Slide 16 – http://www.destination360.com/asia/china/images/s/china-himalayas.jpg • Slide 17 – http://www.unep-wcmc.org/resources/publications/MountainWatch_Bishkek/presspack/I/Glacier(Bs).jpg • Slide 18 - http://atomar.tripod.com/pix/Everest-SW-Face_sm_copy.jpg

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