The civilization of the Indus Valley

1. The civilization of the Indus Valley

2. Objective • What they harvested and domesticated. Also, how people once lived there. Finally, how long the Indus lasted.

3. Harappa’s Name • Archaeologists have no way of knowing what people in the early ages along the Indus Valley called themselves. So the people called them the Harappa civilization now. • The Harappa’s got their name from after the archeological site of Harappa in Pakistan.

4. Ancient Cities • One year after the city of Harappa was uncovered, people near Harappa found a city almost exactly like it. • The found the city was found about 400 miles south of Harappa.

5. Mohenjo-Daro • The city of Mohenjo-Daro was not a very small city , and it was a fort. • They believed that 40,000 people once lived in in Mohenjo-Daro.

6. The Disappearance of the Harappa • The people that lived in the Harappa civilization lasted from about 2500 B.C. to about 1600 B.C. • The Harappa vanished from history.

7. Farming in the Indus Valley • The people in the Indus Valley domesticated animal, and harvested various crops such as cotton, peas, barley, and sesame. • To grow their crop the farmers got help from the 6 inches of rain they got a year.

8. How the Cities were Made • The cities that were in the Indus Valley civilization were well organized and solidly built of brick and stone. • The settlements covered over 1.25 kilometers.

9. Where Their Name Came From • The city that was described in our social studies book is called Harappa. • The people who lived their named the ruins after an ancient Indian god.

10. Where They Got Their Grains • The building that was next to the Citadel was a giant warehouse with grains in it. • The people think that from the size of the warehouse the farmers around the Mohenjo-Daro must have been very successful at growing wheat and barley.

11. Mohenjo-Daro Streets and Houses • Mohenjo-Daro had a lot of houses. In fact they had more than one hundred sturdy brick houses. • Also, they had a lot of interesting streets.

12. Vocabulary • Citadel- a walled fort that protects a city • Harappa- a city of the ancient Harappan civilization, c. 2500- 1600 B.C., located in the Indus valley of South Asia • Mohenjo-Daro- a city of the ancient Harappa civilization, located in the Indus Valley

13. Summary • Archaeologists have no way of knowing of what the Harappa called themselves. People near Harappa people found a city almost exactly like it. Also, Mohenjo-Daro was a fort and they believed that 40,000 people lived there. Next, people in the Indus Valley domesticated animals and harvested crops. The building that was next to the Citadel was a giant warehouse full of grains In Mohenjo-Daro they had more than one hundred houses.

14. Recourses • Social Studies Book • http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/indus/home-set.htm • http:// www.sscnent.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Ancient/Indus2.html