PPT-Ancient Civilizations: Indus River Valley

Global Studies 9 Mrs Hart and Mrs Bernier Geography of India India is a subcontinent that extends southward from mainland Asia into the Indian Ocean Geography of India India is surrounded on the north by the Hindu Kush and Himalayan Mountains which . List some things that you feel would be needed for a civilization to be successful…. River Valley Civilizations. Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China. 9000 – 3000 Years Ago… . Advanced. Cities. Location. The Indus River Valley Civilization was located in present-day Pakistan and the subcontinent of India.. This civilization had two major cities located 400 miles apart: . Mohenjo. . Daro. and Harappa.. Geography of Indus River Valley. Located on a . subcontinent. – land mass that is apart from the rest of the continent. Physical Features- . Mountain Ranges, valleys and planes that hold 2 rivers- Ganges and Indus . Indus River Valley. Blue. Red. Unit 10. Beginning of Indus River Valley. The Indus River Valley Civilization started about 2500 B.C.E. . A. long . the south-western part of the Indus River. . The . largest city was Mohenjo-Daro, in present day . Maroof. Raza. . GEOGRAPHY & KEY FACTS . The Indus originates in China on the Tibetan Plateau . Runs for 3,200 km across northern India and the length of Pakistan before emptying into the Arabian Sea near the port city of Karachi . We are now leaving Africa!. And landing in….. Ancient India. Harappan Civilization. Harappan. civilization began around the . Indus River . around 2500BC.. It is also known as . the Indus Valley Civilization. Basic chronology. c. 3000 BCE: farming settlements appear along the valley of the river Indus. in what is now Pakistan . c. 2500 BCE: high point of the Indus Valley civilization. c. 2000 BCE: some Indus sites showing signs of decline. Indus was located on the subcontinent of India located in what is now modern day Northern Indian and Pakistan. What are monsoons? . How did it affect the Indus?. Indus River Valley. This civ is still mysterious due to the fact that the writing has yet to be deciphered.. Mr. Pentzak. Level One Individuals & Societies . Spring 2016. Name at least three things Mesopotamia had in common with Ancient Egyptian Civilization. We are about to study another ancient civilization. Make some predictions about this civilization (starting points: geography, religion, matriarchal vs. patriarchal, social structures, etc.) . 4 Regions!. City-States in Mesopotamia. Egypt & Nile River. Indus Valley. China. Common Characteristics ??. Water!!. Deserts of river cultures short on resources. River Valley Civilizations. Opportunity to adapt environment. Mr. Pentzak. Level One Individuals & Societies . Spring 2015. Name at least three things Mesopotamia had in common with Ancient Egyptian Civilization and Chinese Civilization.. We are about to study another ancient civilization. Based on what you have read about the Indus River Valley Civilization, what does it also have in common with the other civilizations we have studied? What are some things that made it unique? . Introduction. The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the world's first great urban civilizations. It flourished in the vast river plains and adjacent regions in what are now Pakistan and western India. . Do Now: . Farmer’s Activity. India is a . subcontinent. in South Asia.. The . Himalaya Mountains . separate India. From China.. This is a photograph of the famous. Khyber Pass. . This valley allowed. 3000 BC - 1500 BC.  In 1922, archaeologists found something exciting! They found the remains of an ancient city called Harappa. They found another city, located 400 miles southwest of Harappa, called Mohenjo-Daro. Other ancient cities from the same period, arranged in the same way, have been found since. Collectively, this civilization is referred to as the Indus Valley Civilization (sometimes, the Harappan civilization). This civilization existed from about 3000-2,500 BCE to about 1500 BCE, which means it existed at about the same time as the Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations..