1. Essential Question: How did geography influence the way people lived?
6.1 First Cities
pp. 142 – 146
Standard 6.24
Essential Question: How did geography influence the way people lived?

2. Success Criteria Where were the first cities located in India?
Describe 3 different buildings in Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
What material was used to build the majority of buildings in Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
Explain the grid system used to design the first cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.
Describe the sewer system used in Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.
Vocabulary Ruins Indus Valley Civilization Harappa Mohenjo-Daro Citadel Drainage and Sewer System Granary

3. First Cities = Mohenjo-daro and Harappa
Indus River Valley Video ~ 5mins

4. Roads inside the cities are set up in a Grid System
Ruins show the Grid system in the city

5. Granary – Food Surpluses were stored in structures that stored grain for later use
National Geographic Video ~4mins

6. 6.4 First cities

7. Illustrate a city map of Mohenjo-Daro using the details from the video and this article.
This is how your map will be graded:
1. Draw the compass rose in the corner of your map _______ 10 pts
2. Illustrate and label the Upper Level Citadel _____ 10 pts
3. Illustrate and label Lower Level of the city _______10 pts
4. Illustrate and label 3 types of buildings using bricks as the building material
Houses _____ 10 pts
Public Bath _____ 10 pts
Granary _____ 10 pts
5. Illustrate and label the roads inside the city _____ 10 pts
6. Illustrate and label how they arranged roads into a series of grids. Include directions _______ 10 pts
7. Illustrate and label the drainage/sewer system _______ 10 pts
8. Create a hashtag that summarizes your learning. Write it on the city map. ____ 10 pts
Example #advanced (you may not use this hashtag, sorry!)

8. A. Bay of Bengal C. Deccan Plateau B. Himalayas D. Arabian Sea
1. What borders the subcontinent of India to the north?
A. Bay of Bengal C. Deccan Plateau
B. Himalayas D. Arabian Sea
2. Which of the following is true about the Himalayan Mountains?
The Indus and Ganges Rivers originate there
They contain desert valleys
Elephants and hippos form habitats there
They contain the highest mountain, Mt. Sinai
Tour the city of Mohenjo-daro ~first 4 mins

9. Success Criteria Where were the first cities located in India?
Describe 3 different buildings in Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
What material was used to build the majority of buildings in Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
Explain the grid system used to design the first cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.
Describe the sewer system used in Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.
Vocabulary Ruins Indus Valley Civilization Harappa Mohenjo-Daro Citadel Drainage and Sewer System Granary

10. Assignment: Make a City Map- class work grade
Illustrate a city map of Mohenjo-Daro using the details from the video and this article.
This is how your map will be graded:
1. Draw the compass rose in the corner of your map _______ 10 pts
2. Illustrate and label the Upper Level Citadel _____ 10 pts
3. Illustrate and label Lower Level of the city _______10 pts
4. Illustrate and label 3 types of buildings using bricks as the building material
Houses _____ 10 pts
Public Bath _____ 10 pts
Granary _____ 10 pts
5. Illustrate and label the roads inside the city _____ 10 pts
6. Illustrate and label how they arranged roads into a series of grids. Include directions _______ 10 pts
7. Illustrate and label the drainage/sewer system _______ 10 pts
8. Create a hashtag that summarizes your learning. Write it on the city map. ____ 10 pts
Example #advanced (you may not use this hashtag, sorry!)