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Essential Question : What were the important characteristics of the civilizations in the Indus River Valley? Warm-Up Question : Name 2 similarities between Egypt & Mesopotamian civilizations Name 2 differences. The Indus River Valley (India).

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  1. Essential Question: • What were the important characteristics of the civilizationsin the Indus River Valley? • Warm-Up Question: • Name 2 similarities between Egypt & Mesopotamian civilizations • Name 2 differences

  2. The Indus River Valley (India)

  3. India began along the Indus River, which flooded & left behind fertile soil Seasonal monsoons caused summer rains & floods The people were well protected on the Indian “subcontinent” by the oceans, mountains, & deserts that surrounded the Indus River Valley

  4. Lasting Contributions • Advanced cities: • Indus cities were laid out in a grid system with high walls & citadel of major buildings

  5. Lasting Contributions • Specialized Workers: • Indian society was divided by the “caste system” which divided people based on their purity in Hinduism

  6. Lasting Contributions • Government: • Little is known about Indus government other than they were ruled by kings

  7. Lasting Contributions • Religion: • Believed in a polytheistic religion called Hinduism • Hindus believe that one’s soul is reborn until moksha is achieved (reincarnation) • Moksha (enlightenment or nirvana) is the spiritual release from human form • A soul’s karma (good or bad deeds) effect reincarnation

  8. Lasting Contributions • Writing: • Indus writing has not been fully translated so much of Indus life is still a mystery • Writing contained about 400 symbols that were both pictograms & phonetic characters

  9. Lasting Contributions • Technology: • Advanced plumbing; Most houses had toilets & private bathrooms connected to underground sewer systems • Standard, oven-baked bricks

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