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Summary of Key Events The First Indian civilization arose in the Indus valley 4,500

years ago

People settled throughout the entire subcontinent

Regions included modern countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka

Many people made their living through trade. Indian goods included silks, cottons, cashmere, ivory, spices and precious gems that could be found in the far east.

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Lasting contributions -Around 2500 B.C strong leaves or earthen walls were built to

keep water out.

- This led to further development in the future.

-One of the most important parts of the Indus peoples civilizations were their modern city planning.

-Their cities were laid out on grid systems and included a citadel ( important buildings).

Aryabhata, an Indian mathematician, computed the value of π.

Art from the Indus Civilization including artifacts still remain today

The practice of yoga still remainsY.K & K.L

Location and physical features

The Indus Valley civilization was in the north-west of India

It was also next to the Indus river and Himalayas

The absolute location is 28(degrees) 35’N and 77(degrees) 12’E

The Indus valley had the Indus river going thought it. It also had the Himalayas as well as the Arabian sea on the coast

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Religion Civilization almost completely

wiped out

Don’t know much for sure

Almost no artifacts left

believed to had been very religious

Archeologists think their culture was theocracy

[Theocracy: a form of government in which god or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler]

Likely that priests prayed for good harvests, safe from floods, etc.

Indus River Civilization- What’s lefthttp://www.sewerhistory.org/grfxpub_bathpubbath1.htm

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More Religion More specific relation to modern

religions

Religious artifacts found linking to modern Hindu culture

Because: figures show possible early representations of Shiva

[Shiva: a major Hindu god]

Not 100% sure about Hinduism

Other figures show separate non-modern religions: a mother goddess, fertility images, and the worship of the bull

Lord Shiva, Hindu godhttp://shootfighter.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/rudrashiva/

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Arts Arts emerged from the Indus Valley during the second half of the 3rd

millennium B.C

Civic planning was very advanced (examples including the cities of Harappa, destroyed in the 19th century, and Mohenjo- Daro

Produced many statuettes made of limestone and steatite

Square steatite seals resembling animals

Ceramic storage jars with simple stylized designs

Toys with wheels

Figurines (which may be mother goddesses)

Bronze weapons, tools, & sculptures

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Arts ContinuedMural paintings in caves that tell about the

artistic style of early Indian painters

Distinctive styles of Hindu temples

Square building with heavy walls enclosing a statue of a god

Overall, the Indus Valley civilization was a sophisticated civilization when it came to craftsmanship

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Some of their sculptures suggest that their artwork represented what they might have done for activities or leisure. Several have been found in the form of dancing poses. As this is the most commonly found pose for sculptures, this must have been something they did most often.

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There has been much speculation about how sophisticated their artwork was. People even find it hard to believe that they are prehistoric. Most of the detailed art was said to have begun in the Hellenistic age of Greece, yet these sculptures were found in a time period set 3000 years earlier. Even some think that Greek artistry could have been anticipated from Harrapan arts.

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Specific Example This picture shows a priest/ king statue. Nobody is entirely certain whether it resembles is a king or a priest. The artifact comes from Mohenjo-Daro and was probably created during the late Harappan period. Today, it is located at the National Museum of Karachi, Pakistan.

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LanguageThe Harappan created a written language but

no one has been able to decipher

Linguist have not found any inscriptions that are bilingual so no one has fond part of the language transferred into another language.

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EducationEducation in the Indus Civilizations was quite basic,

and a lot is still left unknown.

Education was often oral and was mostly written on tree bark, which explains why there is no evidence of it.

The Indus written language has not yet been figured out exactly, this means there are many things about how the Indus people learned which have not yet been discovered.

Pictographs were commonly used in writing. Pictographs are written symbols. K.L

More EducationBetween the years of 2800

B.C and 2600 B.C , also known as the Kot Diji, Harappa became advanced in economics, and architectural planning.

Due to the recent discovery within the last 20 years archeologists have not yet discovered many parts of this complex society.

http://realhistoryww.com/world_history/ancient/Indus_Valley_India_1.htm

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GovernmentThe Indus Valley Civilizations had some of the earliest

forms of government.

The Indo-Aryan settlements eventually formed city states.

In these city states a raja ruled each city state. The raja was in charge of law making, being a judge, as well as a military leader.

The raja had a Royal Council of friends and relatives that helped him rule the city states.

Although, the city states warred with each other for hundreds of years they took comfort in internal stability and independence.

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Laws The Harappans were highly disciplined people

They had a strong understanding of their civic duties

Citizens kept their cities clean

Residents would make sure that the underground drains were not choked from solid waste from the private baths’ drains

The Harappans cooperated completely when it came to planning the towns and rebuilding public areas such as docks, warehouses, fortification walls, and platforms

The Harappan administration worked to standardize industrial products including metal tools and weapons and even units of length Y.K