NEW TOPIC Start Up- Chapter 3 Ancient India and China In your notes- write down anything you know about: India China

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Indian subcontinent

Indus River Valley Got Fertile Soil?

Civilization Little evidence of Indus civilization Well planned cities A natural disaster may have destroyed it Well planned cities Archeologists found ancient road grids, plumbing & sewers, brick foundations and structures built on hills. Two major cities: Harappa Mohenjo Dara

Culture Were the first to weave cotton into cloth

Topography Himalayas & Hindu Kush mountain ranges

The Aryans Were nomadic warriors

The Aryans Followed a polytheistic religion Vedas – a collection of prayers, hymns & other religious teachings

The Aryans Invade the Indus Valley in 1500 BC Invaded through the Kyber Pass

The Aryans They settled in the area and established a social structure: Priests Warriors Herders Farmers Artisans Merchants *Untouchables

This would become… The Caste System! Belief Systems-Hinduism NO SOCIAL MOBILITY www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/beliefsystems/hinduism.cfm

The Aryans The native people living in India before the Aryans arrived were the Dravidians The Dravidians were forced into the lowest social group (caste) the Untouchables An untouchable can not rise in society, they are born into their rank

Critical Thinking Do social class systems exist in our society? Are they as rigid as they were in Ancient India? Explain how social classes exist in American society and how they’re different from the Caste System.