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Ancient Civilizations:Indus River Valley
Global Studies 9
Mrs. Hart and Mrs. BernierSlide2
Geography of India
India is a
sub-continent
that extends southward from mainland Asia into the Indian Ocean.Slide3
Geography of India
India is surrounded on the north by the Hindu Kush and Himalayan Mountains, which
geographically isolated
the region.Slide4
Monsoons
, seasonal winds, bring rain every summer, which farmers use to grow crops.Slide5
Indus River Valley Civilization
The Indus River Valley civilization flourished about 2500 years ago in the western part of South Asia, in what today is Pakistan and western India. The twin cities of the Indus River Valley civilization were known as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.Slide6
Indus River Valley Twin Cities:
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
Roads were laid out in a grid pattern.
Each city was dominated by a fortress or a temple on a hill.
Graneries
stored crops grown outside the city.Slide7
Indus River Valley Twin Cities:Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
Houses were made of brick, had plumbing with baths, and chutes that led to sewers.Slide8
1. Gods and Goddesses2. Priest and Scholars
3. The Rajas and their
noblemen
4. Merchants, farmers, land owners, and craftsmen 5. Servants, workers, wage earners
Indus River Civilization Social StructureSlide9
Indus River Civilization: Religion
Like other civilizations, the people were polytheistic in their religious beliefs.
A mother goddess, the source of creation, was widely honored.Slide10
Indus Valley Civilization: Religion
Indus people also
worshipped
sacred animals, including the bull. These practices later influenced other Indian beliefs including the veneration
of cattle.Slide11
Decline and Disappearance of the Indus Valley Civilization
Damage to the environment; too many trees cut down to fuel brick ovens.
Possible volcanic eruption.
Devastating earth-quake.Slide12
Civilization Decline: Aryan Invaders1500 B.C., nomadic warriors called Aryans conquered the Indus Valley, and the cities were soon abandoned and forgotten.