1. Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Early
Civilizations of
Ancient India
Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2. The Harappan Civilization
3300 BCE BCE

3. Citadel Of
Mohenjo-Daro

4. Aerial View of Mohenjo-Daro

5. Wide View, Mohenjo-Daro

6. The Great Bath, Mohenjo-Daro

7. Bath Area, Mohenjo-Daro

8. Well, Mohenjo-Daro

9. Public Well, Harappa

10. Drain, Harappa

11. A Main Street, Mohenjo-Daro

12. Granary, Mohenjo-Daro

13. pottery, Mohenjo-Daro

14. Undecipherable to date.
Harappan Writing
Undecipherable to date.

15. Bison Seal, Mohenjo-Daro

16. A Horned-God Seal, Mohenjo-Daro

17. Unicorn Seal, Harappa

18. A Male Head, Mohenjo-Daro
Dravidian

19. A Priest-King, Mohenjo-Daro

20. Necklace, Mohenjo-Daro

21. Female Figures, Harappa

22. Bull Figurine, Harappa

23. Elephant Figurine, Harappa

24. Burial Pottery, Harappa

25. Male Skeleton, Harappa

26. Female Skeleton with Child, Harappa

27. The
Vedic
Age
(1500 BCE BCE)

28. Aryan Migration pastoral  depended on their cattle.
warriors  horse-drawn chariots.

29. Sanskrit writing

30. 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.

31. Varna (Social Hierarchy) Pariahs  Untouchables
Varna: caste
Jati: subgroups
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
Shudras
Pariahs  Untouchables

32. The Caste System WHO IS… The mouth? The arms? The legs? The feet?
Brahmins
WHO IS…
Kshatriyas
The mouth?
The arms?
The legs?
The feet?
Vaishyas
Shudras
What is a JATI?

33. The foundations for Hinduism were established!
The Vedic Age
The foundations for Hinduism were established!