Bellringer: Make the following ToC updates: Page 17: Unit 1 Study Guide Page 18: Quiz: River Valley Map, Meso vs. Egypt Page 19: Notes: Indus River Valley Write down your HW: Read pages 46-51 in your ANCIENT WORLD textbook (blue/green one)

Agenda 1) Bellringer 2) River Valleys Map/ Egypt/Mesopotamia Quiz 3) Indus River Valley Notes 4) Indus River Valley Map 5) Options: Study Guide Stoplighting Begin reading 46-51 in your ANCIENT WORLD textbook

Indus River Valley Harappan Civilization

Geography Major Cities: Harappa (a.k.a. Harappan civilization) Mohenjo-Daro Rivers: Indus River Ganges River Mountains: Himalaya Mountains Hindu-Kush Mountains

(Sumer’s disadvantages) Geography Mesopotamia (Sumer’s disadvantages) Indus Valley Unpredictable flooding Monsoon rains No natural defensive barriers Himalaya Mountains (the subcontinent) No/few natural resources Abundant stone and other precious rocks

Monsoons = destructive

Religion Polytheistic Priests

Accomplishments Pottery Sculpture Architecture – purely functional (practicality over looks) Neighborhoods were walled, narrow lanes separated houses Drainage system Cities built on grid system Drains carried out waste water. (bathrooms had a drainage system)

A City Block

A City

Political Many independent states, connected through trade and alliance. Not a super strong central government

Economy Agricultural Economy Wheat, barley, rice, peas Long distance trade with Mesopotamia Mesopotamian textiles and food for Harappa copper, precious stones

Social More equality but still some stratification We know its more egalitarian b/c all live in same kind of house Some people are: Landlords who helped to run the cities, Merchant Class, Priests

Why Don’t We Know More? No translation of their writing!

Indus River Valley Map Page 42 in your textbook Indus civilization is a mystery due to untranslated writing. It had planned cities, plumbing, and trade, and probably strong kings.

Traffic Lighting Green Light or + = can define and explain the significance(why it is important) of the term Yellow or 0 = can define the term but cannot explain its significance Red or X = Cannot define the term Yellow or O

Homework Review: 1) Take Notes on Ancient China using the SPICE format p. 46 – 51 2) Begin Preparation for the Early Man and River Valley Civilizations Test on Tuesday.