indus river valley lesson ppt
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Aim: How Have Archaeologists learned about the Indus Valley
Civilization?Do Now:
Study the map of
India, then answer the
three questions on your
handout.
India: Geography• India is a subcontinent because it is cut off
from the rest of the Asian Continent.• The Indus Valley Civilization developed
along the Indus and Ganges rivers.• To the north lies the tallest mountains in
the world – the Himalayas. To the Northwest lies another mountain chain called the Hindu Kush. Both acted as a natural barrier to invasion and kept India isolated from its neighbors
• People of India, both then and now, relied on the monsoons, or seasonal winds to bring rain to water crops.
The Monsoons
Indus Valley Civilization• Two major cities developed along
the Indus River: Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
• Both were very well-planned cities, each city laid out in a grid pattern
Manhattan uses a grid system! Very well planned!
Madrid does not use a grid system! Its messy!
Mohenjo-Daro Map
True or False: Mohenjo-Daro had a sophisticated water and sewage system.
Film Clip
Ruins at Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
Aerial View of Mohenjo-Daro
The Great Bath, Mohenjo-Daro
Well, Mohenjo-Daro
Granary, Mohenjo-Daro
pottery, Mohenjo-Daro
Bison Seal, Mohenjo-Daro
A Horned-God Seal, Mohenjo-Daro
A Male Head, Mohenjo-Daro
Dravidian
A Priest-King, Mohenjo-Daro
Necklace, Mohenjo-Daro
Female Figures, Harappa
Bull Figurine, Harappa
Elephant Figurine, Harappa
Burial Pottery, Harappa
Male Skeleton, Harappa
Female Skeleton with Child, Harappa
Harappan Writing
Undecipherable to date.
Aryan Migration
pastoral depended on their cattle. warriors horse-drawn chariots.
Sanskrit
writing
The Vedas 1200 BCE-600 BCE.
written in SANSKRIT. Hindu core of beliefs:
hymns and poems. religious prayers. magical spells. lists of the gods and goddesses.
Rig Veda oldest work.
Film Clip
Varna (Social Hierarchy)
ShudrasShudras
VaishyasVaishyas
Kshatriyas Kshatriyas
Pariahs [Harijan] Untouchables
BrahminsBrahmins
ShudrasShudras
VaishyasVaishyas
Kshatriyas Kshatriyas
Pariahs [Harijan] Untouchables
BrahminsBrahmins
The Caste System
The mouth? The arms? The legs? The feet?
WHO IS…
What is a JATI?
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
Shudras
The Vedic Age
The foundations for Hinduism were
established!
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