1. Harappan Civilization

2. India’s First Cities Thrived between 2300 and 1700 B.C.
Located along the Indus River
2 great cities:
Harappa
Mohenjo Daro

3. Mohenjo Daro Carefully planned
Citadel-a fortress built to protect a city
City divided into blocks
50,000 people

5. Granary granary-place to store grain barley and wheat
scales and weights were found
grain collected as taxes???
The Granary

7. The Great Bath 39 feet long 8 feet deep built from waterproof brick
drain
bathing?
religious rituals?
The Great Bath at dawn.

8. What do these objects tell you about the personal appearance of the people at Mohenjo Daro?

9. Statue and Beads statue may show how men looked and dressed
beard, no mustache though
hair tied with a band
robe over his left shoulder
necklace may show women wore jewelry
bracelets, earrings, and rings also found

10. What might the people of Mohenjo Daro have used these seals for?

11. Seals
pictographs
show animals like buffalo, bulls, tigers, elephants, rhinos, fish, & crocodiles
over 400 different pictographs
may have been used as charms?
may have been used as tags?
may have been used by merchants?

12. What might the people of Mohenjo Daro have used this structure for?

13. The drain from the Great Bath.
Sewer System
carried away waste water
drains, clay pipes, wells, and bathrooms
both rich and poor had bathrooms
The drain from the Great Bath.

14. What might the people of Mohenjo Daro used these structures for?

15. Homes 2 stories tall flat roofs made of mud-brick narrow windows
faced narrow alleys
A narrow alley in Mohenjo Daro

17. A children’s toy whistle
Games
dice, stone balls, grooved clay tracks, and stone game boards
chess may have been invented and played with pawns and dice
A children’s toy whistle

18. What might the people of Mohenjo Daro used this object for?

19. Clay Models
found all around Mohenjo Daro
toy?
show farm goods?

20. What happened to Harappan Civilization?
No one knows for sure
Cannot read their writing
Invaders?
Natural disasters?