1. Indus River Valley Civilizations

2. Located in India 

3. Physical features of India
1) Himalayas
2) Deccan Plateau
3) Desert
4) Ganges River

4. Characteristics of Civilization
Written Language: similar to hieroglyphics and cuneiformSanskrit
Role of Religion: Theocracy
Early signs of Hinduism
Connection with other cultures:
- Trade through seas or rivers
- Trade mostly west

5. Monsoons Monsoons: Seasonal Winds 1) Half of the year is dry
2) Half of the year is wet

6. Orographic Lifting
India
Tibet/Central Asia

7. The Wet Monsoon Arrives
* May to October
*Blows over the
Indian Ocean
*Picks up mois-
ture and brings
rain to the Indian
subcontinent

8. SUMMARY

12. BANGLADESH IS A DELTA: one third of it goes underwater during the wet season

13. Problems faced: 1) Flooding during Summer Monsoons
2) Crop failure due to flooding
3) Flooding could make rivers change course
4) Unpredictable monsoons

14. How do we fix these problems?
1) Create walls to prevent access water from entering village
a. Made out of mud bricks
2) Planned Cities URBAN PLANNING
a. Sort of like block system in NYC grid system
i.Good straight road paths from place to place in city
3) Plumbing and sewage systems
a. Why is this important?
i. Water and sewage will not roam into streets and out of cities keeping them clean and spread of disease down

16. Indus River Valley Cities:
1) Kalibangan
2) Mohenjo- Daro
3) Harappa

17. What is the Caste System?
A social hierarchy based on purity, job specialization and loyalty to government

18. Indian Empires
1) Maurya
2) Gupta
3) Mughal

19. Chandragupta Maurya – 321 BC
Battled with local leaders to unite all of northern India through war 
Large army –waged war to spread empire
o      Well organized bureaucracy
Roads, taxes, postal system, courts

20. Asoka – 274 BC o Grandson of Chandragupta War at first then..
·     Converted to Buddhism spread of Buddhism
o      Spread through empire as well as throughout Asia
o      Peace and prosperity
Hospitals, houses, laws in local languages
Empire declines in 232 BC
Became disunited

21. Gupta Empire “Golden Age”
o      310 AD
What is a golden age?
united by Chandragupta I
Creates a patriarchal society

23. Accomplishments o Arts § Poetry § Paintings § Write down Sanskrit
·       Spread language
o      Science
§       mathematics, Pi, decimals
·       Algebra, Concept of 0  proved earth is round
·       Universe– lunar cycles
7 day week, sun cycles.
Medicine surgeries, medical plants
·       Operations 1st Plastic surgeries
Medical instruments

24. Over time the Gupta Empire will fall to the Mughal Empire (Muslims)

26. Allowed religious tolerance between Muslims and Hindus
Famous King Akbar
Allowed religious tolerance between Muslims and Hindus
Married a Hindu Wife

27. The rulers that followed Akbar were not as tolerant as he was and Muslims and Hindus became intolerant of one another future problems

30. During Mughal Empire is when the Taj Mahal was built
During Mughal Empire is when the Taj Mahal was built. Combines both Muslim and Hindu architecture and design

31. Soon bad rulers and the division between Muslims and Hindus would lead to rebellion and fall of Mughals