1. Indus River Valley
We will identify the civilization characteristics of the Indus River Valley.

2. August 16th, 2016

3. 4 Early River Civilizations
16ABC

4. 12 11 Social Structure Pyramid Indus Topic: Early Civilizations
EQ: What were the accomplishments of the Indus River Valley? 11 12
Social Structure Pyramid
Indus River Valley 3000 BC – 1500 BC
Located on the banks of the Indus and Ganges River
Developed irrigation = large amounts of food
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
More than 30,000 people in each city
Developed on grid systems and had sophisticated plumbing and sewage systems
Collapse
Indus River changes courses – Cities were abandoned
Environment changes = no longer suitable for agriculture
Aryans 1500 BC
Indo-European settled in the Indus River Valley
Caste system developed under Aryans to separate Aryan from non-Aryan
Sanskrit = the first writing system of the Aryans
Religion
Hinduism created by the Aryans, sacred text the Vedas
Polytheistic = believing in many gods
Caste = determine social and economic elements
Reincarnation = living things have souls, upon death souls transfer into new living creature
Karma = Force generated by a person’s action that determines how the people will be reborn.
Dharma = Set of rules that need to be followed to be reincarnated up a caste.
Indus
Record Keeping
Complex Institutions
Government, Religion, Economics
Specialized Workers
Cities
Advanced Technology

5. Indus River Valley Indus and Ganges Rivers Flooding = fertile soil
Harrappa and Mohenjo-Daro
More than 30,000 ppl in each city
Intelligent city planning, sewer system
1A 2A 16AB 27A

6. 15B 16ABC

8. Indus River Buildings
Large cities such as Harrappa and Mohenjo-Daro were built along the Indus River Valley.
These well developed cities had well laid out streets, grain storages, warehouses, and protective walls.

9. Indus River Buildings
The houses all connected to public sewers and a water supply, making the Indus people the first ‘urban planners’.
They were also the first people known to have made cloth.

10. Indus River Trade
Trade was an important part of the Harrappan economy.
Small clay seals, probably used for trading purposes have been found.
A writing form was also developed, but it has yet to be deciphered.
This civilization suddenly disappeared.

13. Collapse Indus River changed courses Environment changed
Cities were abandoned 2A

14. Aryans (1500 BC) Indo-Europeans settled in the Indus Valley
Caste system developed
separate Aryan from non-Aryan
Buddhism and Hinduism began in this region
2A 23A

20. “What you want to learn?”
HINDUISM & BUDDHISM
Fill in the “K” and “W” on the KWL Chart based on your knowledge of Hinduism and Buddhism.
Knowledge
“What you know?”
Want
“What you want to learn?”
Learned
“What did you learn?”