1. HOW DID INDIA’S GEOGRAPHY IMPACT ITS DEVELOPMENT?

3. Geography of India India considered a sub-continent
North bordered by Himalayas and the Hindu-Kush Mountain ranges
Khyber Pass between them
Major rivers: Indus and Ganges

4. Indian Subcontinent: India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and (parts of) Pakistan

5. Ganges River: Holy day of  "Mahalaya"

7. Indian Subcontinent: India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and (parts of) Pakistan

10. Monsoons
monsoons= winds that bring rain

16. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE FIRST CIVILIZATION IN INDIA?

17. INDUS RIVER VALLEY
AROUND 3500 B.C. THE FIRST CIVILIZATIONS DEVELOPED IN THE INDUS RIVER Valley
Two major cities:
HARAPPA
MOHENJO-DARO

19. LIFE IN HARAPPA and MOHENJO-DARO
Both cities featured UNIFORM HOUSING
Houses were organized in a GRID SYSTEM
WHAT DOES THIS TELL US ABOUT THEM?

20. The grid system of Harappa

23. PEOPLE of the INDUS RIVER VALLEY
Toys, pottery, statues and very few weapons were found
WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT A SOCIETY?

24. End of the Indus
It is unknown what happened to the people of the Indus River Valley
Many historians believe climate change

25. 1500 BCE Aryans migrated into India through the Khyber Pass
Who were the Aryans?

26. What did the ARYANS bring?
The Aryans brought with them two things:
CASTE SYSTEM and HINDUISM
- Social class system
- Political system
POLYTHEISTIC RELIGION