1. Indus Valley Civilization

2. Geography of India Subcontinent: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
2 Rivers: Indus & Ganges
Landforms: Indo-Gangetic Plain & Deccan Plateau
Monsoons: Seasonal winds – allow flooding

3. How it began? Probably settled through migration
Pre 7000 B.C.E.
Sophisticated city planning
Brick construction
Grid system
Complex plumbing
Anti-flood platforms
Yet…no proof of institutions
Harappan Civilization
3300 B.C.E. – 1750 B.C.E.

4. The Harappan Civilization
3300 BCE BCE

6. Aerial View of Mohenjo- Daro

7. Wide View, Mohenjo-Daro

9. The Great Bath, Mohenjo-Daro

10. Well & Walkway

11. Harappan Culture Language: Written Language (symbols)
Culture: Lack of social divisions, limited conflict
Religion: Theocracy? (no temple)
Trade: Water transport

12. Art from Harappa

13. Undecipherable to date.
Harappan Writing
Undecipherable to date.

14. Male Skeleton, Harappa

15. Reasons for Decline? Plate shifts/Environmental problems
Rivers dry up
Over exhaustion of soil
De-urbanization/Aryans