Open my powerpoint, google docs, and canvas Open my powerpoint, google docs, and canvas. Name the google docs March 15, 2017. What some things you would find in a city?

. Write your first and last name, Copy this Get out a sheet of paper and head it properly . Write your first and last name, Copy this My child _______________studied the Social Studies guide for 10 minutes. March 13, 2017________ March 14, 2017________ March 15, 2017________ March 16, 2017________

•March 29, 2017 end of grading period •April 4, 2017 early release. Report card pick up •April 17, 2017 April 21, 2017 Easter/Spring Break

Study your study guide every night .

Essential Question What innovations were used in Indus Valley civilizations that improved the quality of life?

Essential Standard 6.H.2.3  Explain how innovation and/or technology transformed civilizations, societies and regions over time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCEY6CcW8O4 What does Mojen Daro mean? When were the ruins found? What do you think happened to the people? What was interesting about their bones?

The City of Mohenjo-Daro In its time, Mohenjo-Daro was a model of city planning. Straight, wide streets, some as wide as 30 feet (about 9 m), crisscrossed the city These streets were carefully laid out to form rectangular blocks for houses and other buildings. On a hill at the end of the city nearest the Indus River, a walled fortress was built on a platform of bricks. A fortress is a building designed to protect a city or army. The fortress of Mohenjo-Daro like fortresses in all Harappan cities was built in the western part of the city. The thick walls of the ancient fortress protected government buildings, a bathhouse, and a huge storage shed. The shed stood 30 feet (about 9 m) tall and 1,200 feet (about 366 m) long. It held more than enough grain to feed the city's population, which by 1500 B.C. was about 45,000. The grain in the storage shed was also used to pay many of the workers in Mohenjo-Daro

What is a fortress? What was the storage shed used for? What was the population of the city? What is the name of the river near the city? Why do you think they built a city near a river?

Most of the buildings in Mohenjo-Daro, including the huge grain shed, were made of bricks. Instead of sun-drying their bricks, as people in the Fertile Crescent and the Nile Valley did, people of the Indus Valley baked their bricks in ovens. These baked bricks were harder and lasted longer than sun-dried bricks. Only the wealthiest families in the Indus Valley lived in the city's brick buildings. Most people lived in small huts in villages surrounding Mohenjo-Daro. Some city houses were two stories high and were large enough to have a courtyard and rooms for servants. The doors of most city houses opened onto alleys rather than onto the busy main streets. The fronts of the houses, which had no windows, looked much alike.

Why did the people use baked bricks instead of sun dried bricks? Did the rich people live inside or outside of the city? Would you like to live in this city, why or why not?

Even the smallest city houses had separate rooms inside for cooking, sleeping, and bathing. Some even had a separate room for a well. Almost every house in Mohenjo- Daro had its own bathroom, some with polished brick floors. Family members showered by pouring fresh water over themselves with jugs. The runoff water flowed through brick pipes into a city drain system running along the main streets. The streets had covered openings that let workers get to the drains to fix problems. Each house also had a chute through which trash could be emptied into a bin in the street. The garbage was then collected by city workers. Within Mohenjo-Daro's fortress was a large bathhouse. The main tank was 40 feet (12 m) long and 8 feet (2 m) deep. The bathhouse may have been used by people in the practice of their religion. It may also have been a gathering place where people exchanged news and conducted business. 

Name one way the houses of Mojen Daro is similar to yours. Name one way the houses of Mojen Daro is different then yours. Why did the streets have covered openings? What was the purpose of the chute?

Imagine you are taking a walk in Mojen Daro. Describe what you see.

Now I will let students come up and act this out. Imagine you are taking a walk in Mojen Daro. Describe what you see.

Play kahoot for Mojen Daro.

Watch movie Mojen Daro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8BJTggtwW0 Stop at 12 minutes.