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Ancient India Indus valley civilization
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Basic chronology

• . 3000 BCE farming settlements appear along the
  valley of the river Indus
• in what is now Pakistan
• . 2500 BCE high point of the Indus Valley
  civilization
• . 2000 BCE some Indus sites showing signs of
  decline
• . 1500 BCE the Aryan invasions

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Ancient India
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Geography of India

• India is considered a subcontinent because of
  its size.
• North high mountains, the Himalayas and Hindu
  Kush.
• Center Deccan Plateau.

Hindu Kush Mts.
Himalayan Mts.
Deccan Plateau
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Indus Valley

• The Indus River is located in Pakistan.
• Indus Valley Civilization
• Two major cities Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.
• Another major river Ganges

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The Indus Valley Culture

• Mostly peaceful farmers.
• Built large cities with ordered streets and
  bricks made all the same size.
• Strong central government.
• Statues of priests and kings.

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• Advanced civilization with large cities, running
  water and sewer systems.
• We do not know a lot about them because we cannot
  yet read their writing.

• Traded with the people of Mesopotamia and Egypt

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Harappa
Traded with Iran and neighboring regions in India
to the east.
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Mohenjo-Daro
Traded with the Persian Gulf and Sumer to the
west.
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Political Structure
Villages cities were never politically united
however, they did share a common language
culture.
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Trading Seals

• Writing developed from earlier trading seals,
  which had the merchants name and symbols of
  trade items.

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• Wheel technology 2300-2200 B.C.E.

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• Standard weights and measures based on ratio of
  1/16th.

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• Religious beliefs
• Great Bath Tanks were used for the purification
  of the body soul.

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• The first civilization to cultivate cotton and
  make cotton clothing.

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• Religion beliefs were centered on the idea of an
  afterlife, thus bodies were buried with personal
  items.