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Bell Ringer 10/29:
1.What continent is India a part of?
2.What do most ancient civilizations form around and why?
Ancient India Vocabulary:
Front: Subcontinent
Back:(noun) Large region separated by water from other land areas
Ancient India Vocabulary:Front:
Reincarnation
Back: (noun) Process in which a person is believed to go from one life to the next
Class Notes on IndiaGeography India is located on a
subcontinent…rivers separate it from the rest of Asia.
•Indus River•Ganges River•Brahmaputra River
Class Notes on India
The Indus River Valley
The Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa civilizations settled along the Indus river. (modern day Pakistan)
Class Notes on IndiaThe Indus River Valley
•Brick homes were laid out in a grid system like modern day cities•Ran clay pipes under the ground for sewage and water•Had large public baths•Farmed, stored grain, worked with metal crafts and pottery, wove cotton and traded goods.•polytheistic
Class Notes on India
The Indus River Valley
•These civilizations mysteriously vanished around 1700 B.C.
Class Notes on IndiaThe Indus River Valley
•Later Assyrians came from the south and Persians came from the north; many invaders fought for control!
•Eventually Indian Empires formed:The Mauryan EmpireThe Gupta Empire (The Classical Era)
Work with your group to correctly label your maps of India!
Make sure you label the following things:• Himalayas• The Indus River• The Ganges River• The Brahmaputra River• Deccan Plateau• Western Ghats• Easter Ghats
*use your books to help you!