1. TERMS Grid System- Organized method of planning the layout of a city (Philadelphia)

2. WARM UP/REVIEW 1.Describe how Ancient Egypt dealt with their natural, environmental problems. 2.Evaluate how what happened in the New Kingdom relates to a modern day world issue. 3.Compare/Contrast Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt using the Top-Hat method.

3. INDUS RIVER VALLEY

4. Unpredictable yearly floods created deposits of rich fertile soil Too little rain=starvation Too much rain=floods would wash away villages People had to deal with the cycle of wet and dry seasons brought by Monsoons Protected from invasion by Mountains and Desert (Natural Barriers) Lasted until 1500BC when Aryans invaded

5. ADVANCED CITIES Over 100 settlements along Indus Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Kalibangan Grid System Planning Buildings made of oven baked bricks cut in standard size Cities also featured a Citadel which contained major buildings

6. TECHNOLOGY Plumbing and sewage systems Most houses had private bathroom & Toilet More advanced than some cities in the late 1800’s! Writing system but has not been deciphered

7. SPECIALIZED WORKERS Workers included sanitation worker (sewage system), brick layers, merchants & government employees

8. COMPLEX INSTITUTIONS There was a well organized strong central gov’t Evident by cities construction Stable Economy- traded with Mesopotamia Religion links to modern Indian Culture Polytheistic Cow was sacred- basis for Hinduism

9. RECORD KEEPING System of writing not yet deciphered

10. REFLECTION 1.Explain why the Indus River Valley is a Civilization? 2.Complete Graphic Organizer 3.Compare/Contrast Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Indus River Valley