Indus River Valley Civilisation

Map

Major Cities

• Harappa & Mohenjo Daro
• Built in 2600 BCE

Major people

• Farmers
• Craftsmen
• Scribes
• Slaves
• Fisherman
• Dravidians

Geographic Luck

• Major climate change in 1800 BCE
• River acess, mountain run-off, monsoon rainfall

Great Achievements

• Vedic age (1500 - 500 BCE)
• Age of discovery for the Indus people

Lasting Legacy

• Hinduism - 2000-1500 BCE
• Technological success - adapted by others
• Written languages - records - 400 BCE

Advanced Technologies

• Date of first use of basic tools created - unknown
• Main materials - flint & copper

Complex Institutions

• Autocratic - ruler had unlimited power
• They couldn't change the religion of his people and commerce.

Record Keeping

• Dravidian - 200-250 characters
• Called Cuneiform meaning wedge, not much is known about this script
• First developed in 3000 BCE - then in 400 BCE

Quiz

• When was this civilisation established?
• What are the names of the 2 major cities?
• Were slaves common among this society?
• What happened to the climate in 1800 BCE?
• Name 3 achievements of the Indus people.

Quiz

• What were they accurate in measuring?
• On the banks of what two rivers was the civilization located?

Quiz

• What were the main metals used in the Indus society?
• Did or did not the ruler have ultimate power?

Citations - Websites

• "Techonology and Jobs." BBC. BBC, n.d. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. . BBC. BBC, n.d. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. . "Indus Civilization." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, n.d. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. . "Cities of Indus Valley." IndiaNetzone. IndiaNetzone, n.d. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. . "Land of the Indus." BBC. BBC, n.d. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. . "List of Inventions and Discoveries of the Indus Valley Civilization."Wikipedia. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. "Indus Valley Civilization." Wikipedia. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 4 Sept. 2015. . . "Indus Valley Civilisation." New World Encyclopedia. N.p., 15 Apr. 2014. Web. 4 Sept. 2015. .

Citations - Websites

• "Indus Civilization." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, n.d. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. . "Cities of Indus Valley." IndiaNetzone. IndiaNetzone, n.d. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. .

Citations - Websites

• "Land of the Indus." BBC. BBC, n.d. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. .

Citations - Websites

• "List of Inventions and Discoveries of the Indus Valley Civilization."Wikipedia. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 3 Sept. 2015.

Citations - Websites

• "Indus Valley Civilization." Wikipedia. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 4 Sept. 2015. .

Citations - Websites

• "Indus Valley Civilisation." New World Encyclopedia. N.p., 15 Apr. 2014. Web. 4 Sept. 2015. .

Citations - Pictures

• Admin. 2014 Quiz. 2015. Just Thought You Should Know. Web. 4 Sept. 2015. . Mohenjo Daro Images. 2015. The History Hub. Web. 4 Sept. 2015. .

Citations - Pictures

• Indus River Valley Record Keeping. 2015. Indus River Valley Record Keeping. Web. 4 Sept. 2015. .

Citations - Pictures

• Indus River Valley Map. 2012. Pinterest. Web. 4 Sept. 2015. .

Citations - Pictures

• Copper Spear Points. 2014. BBC. Web. 4 Sept. 2015.

Citations - Pictures

• Yoga. 2014. Bloom Yoga. Web. 4 Sept. 2015.
• Ward, Kyler. Indus River Valley Physical Geography. 2014. Characteristics of Ancient Civilisations. Web. 4 Sept. 2015. .

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