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Civilization of India
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Classical Indian civilization began in the Indus River Valley, spread to the Ganges River Valley, and then spread throughout the Indian subcontinent.
This spread continued with little interruption because of the geographic location.
Civilizations of India
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Physical barriers made invasion difficult◦Himalayas◦Hindu Kush Kyhber Pass
◦Indian Ocean
Physical Geography of India
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The Indus and Ganges were the important rivers in India
Mountain passes in the Hindu Kush provided migration routes into India
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Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
Indus River Valley civilization
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Over 400 symbols Plumbing 1st Domesticated Chickens Many cities are impossible to excavate
Fun Facts for Harappa
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Deforestation of the Indus Valley
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Periodic flooding of the Indus River or earthquakes
Decline of Harappan Society
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Migration, assertion of dominance
Aryans (Indo-Aryans)
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Shudras
Vaishyas
Kshatriyas
Brahmins
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Caste System
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Influenced all social interactions and choices of occupations
Caste System
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Sacred writings of Hindu Mahabharata part of the Bhagavad Gita
◦ Story of a warrior prince about to go to war◦ Krishna is his chariot driver.◦ Krishna tells prince how to live, fight, and die
properly
Epics of India
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Read pages 63-65 (Aryans Transform India) Write down three things that you find
interesting or didn’t know about the topic EVERYONE must share!
Directions for Activity
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Alexander
Chandragupta Maurya
Mauryan Empire
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Asoka
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Continued political unification of much of India
Contributions: 1. Spread of Buddhism2. free hospitals3. veterinary clinics, 4. good roads
Mauryan Empire - Asoka
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Gupta Empire
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Golden Age of classical Indian culture
Contributions: 1. Mathematics (concept of zero),2. Medical advances (setting bones), 3. Astronomy (concept of a round earth),4. New textiles,5. Literature
Gupta Empire