Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

The Harappan CivilizationThe Harappan CivilizationThe Harappan CivilizationThe Harappan Civilization

3300 BCE - 2400 BCE

CitadelCitadelCitadelCitadelOfOfOfOf

MohenjoMohenjoMohenjoMohenjo----DaroDaroDaroDaro

Aerial View of MohenjoAerial View of MohenjoAerial View of MohenjoAerial View of Mohenjo----DaroDaroDaroDaro

Wide View, MohenjoWide View, MohenjoWide View, MohenjoWide View, Mohenjo----DaroDaroDaroDaro

The Great Bath, The Great Bath, The Great Bath, The Great Bath, MohenjoMohenjoMohenjoMohenjo----DaroDaroDaroDaro

Bath Area, MohenjoBath Area, MohenjoBath Area, MohenjoBath Area, Mohenjo----DaroDaroDaroDaro

Well, MohenjoWell, MohenjoWell, MohenjoWell, Mohenjo----DaroDaroDaroDaro

A Main Street, MohenjoA Main Street, MohenjoA Main Street, MohenjoA Main Street, Mohenjo----DaroDaroDaroDaro

Granery, MohenjoGranery, MohenjoGranery, MohenjoGranery, Mohenjo----DaroDaroDaroDaro

pottery, Mohenjopottery, Mohenjopottery, Mohenjopottery, Mohenjo----DaroDaroDaroDaro

Bison Seal, MohenjoBison Seal, MohenjoBison Seal, MohenjoBison Seal, Mohenjo----DaroDaroDaroDaro

A HornedA HornedA HornedA Horned----God Seal, God Seal, God Seal, God Seal, MohenjoMohenjoMohenjoMohenjo----DaroDaroDaroDaro

A Male Head, MohenjoA Male Head, MohenjoA Male Head, MohenjoA Male Head, Mohenjo----DaroDaroDaroDaro

Dravidian

A PriestA PriestA PriestA Priest----King, MohenjoKing, MohenjoKing, MohenjoKing, Mohenjo----DaroDaroDaroDaro

Necklace, MohenjoNecklace, MohenjoNecklace, MohenjoNecklace, Mohenjo----DaroDaroDaroDaro

Public Well, HarappaPublic Well, HarappaPublic Well, HarappaPublic Well, Harappa

Drain, HarappaDrain, HarappaDrain, HarappaDrain, Harappa

Unicorn Seal, HarappaUnicorn Seal, HarappaUnicorn Seal, HarappaUnicorn Seal, Harappa

Female Figures, HarappaFemale Figures, HarappaFemale Figures, HarappaFemale Figures, Harappa

Bull Figurine, HarappaBull Figurine, HarappaBull Figurine, HarappaBull Figurine, Harappa

Elephant Figurine, HarappaElephant Figurine, HarappaElephant Figurine, HarappaElephant Figurine, Harappa

Burial Pottery, HarappaBurial Pottery, HarappaBurial Pottery, HarappaBurial Pottery, Harappa

Male Skeleton, HarappaMale Skeleton, HarappaMale Skeleton, HarappaMale Skeleton, Harappa

Female Skeleton with Child, Female Skeleton with Child, Female Skeleton with Child, Female Skeleton with Child, HarappaHarappaHarappaHarappa

Harappan WritingHarappan WritingHarappan WritingHarappan Writing

Undecipherable to date.

Aryan Migration Aryan Migration Aryan Migration Aryan Migration

� pastoral ���� depended on their cattle.

� warriors ���� horse-drawn chariots.

Sanskrit Sanskrit Sanskrit Sanskrit writingwritingwritingwriting

The The The The VedasVedasVedasVedas� 1200 BCE-600 BCE.

� written in SANSKRIT.

� Hindu core of beliefs:

� hymns and poems.

� religious prayers.

� magical spells.

� lists of the godsand goddesses.Rig Veda ���� oldest work.Rig Veda ���� oldest work.

Varna Varna Varna Varna (Social Hierarchy)(Social Hierarchy)(Social Hierarchy)(Social Hierarchy)

Shudras

Vaishyas

Kshatriyas

Pariahs [Harijan] ���� UntouchablesPariahs [Harijan] ���� Untouchables

Brahmins

The Caste The Caste The Caste The Caste SystemSystemSystemSystem

� The mouth?

� The arms?

� The legs?

� The feet?

WHO IS…

What is a JATI?

BrahminsBrahmins

KshatriyasKshatriyas

VaishyasVaishyas

ShudrasShudras

The Vedic AgeThe Vedic AgeThe Vedic AgeThe Vedic Age

The foundations for Hinduism were established!