PPT-INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION

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 MohenjoDaro 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 30002500 BCE to about 1500 BCE which means it existed at about the same time as the Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations. 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.. Chapter 3 - India. Indus River Valley Civilizations. I.) Indus River Valley Civilizations: also known by their two major cities: . Harappa. and Mohenjo-Daro that established around the fertile . Indus River Valley. ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA. Oldest known civilization. Cradle of Human Civilization. Old Testament . Nebuchadnezzar. Ziggurat (right). Hanging gardens. Geography. This civ rose in the valleys between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.. The Big Idea. Indian civilization first developed on the Indus River.. Main Ideas. The geography of India includes high mountains, great rivers, and heavy seasonal rain.. Harappan. civilization developed along the Indus River.. 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. in India and China. (2500 B.C.–256 B.C.). Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved.. World History: Connection to Today . 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.) . Turn in your essay Thesis on the bell ringer form. Agenda. Cornell Notes. Lecture Notes Tips. Indus River Valley. Chinese Dynasties. Objectives. Students will be able to…. Summarize the major features of Indus River Valley civilization.. 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. Global Studies 9. Mrs. Hart and Mrs. Bernier. Geography of India. India is a . sub-continent . 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 . Indus Valley. The Harappan culture existed along the Indus River in what is present day Pakistan. . It was named after the city of Harappa. Harappa and the city of Mohenjo-Daro were important centers of the Indus valley civilization. .