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Chapter 2- Section3

Chapter 2- Section3. Indus valley. 2500-1500 BC. Much known/left behind by Mesopotamia/Egypt Cuneiform,Hieroglyphics,Hammurabi,pyramid Not so for this culture,due to language never having been deciphered . Indian sub-continent . Pakistan Bangladesh Part of India. Natural Barriers.

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Chapter 2- Section3

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  1. Chapter 2- Section3 Indus valley

  2. 2500-1500 BC Much known/left behind by Mesopotamia/Egypt Cuneiform,Hieroglyphics,Hammurabi,pyramid Not so for this culture,due to language never having been deciphered

  3. Indian sub-continent Pakistan Bangladesh Part of India

  4. Natural Barriers Highest mountains in the world Hindu Kush Karakorum Himalayas Serve to separate this area from the rest of Asia

  5. Natural Barriers • Large desert to east protects this valley from invasion

  6. Indus and Ganges rivers The huge fertile plain that is formed by these two rivers is guarded by the natural barriers

  7. Farming • Tigris/Euphrates • Nile • Indus/Ganges • All of these rivers deposit silt after flooding which leaves land fertile

  8. Monsoons • October-February • June – October • Powerful storms! • Much flooding!

  9. Monsoons, cont. • If monsoons do not come-there is drought • If they are too severe-crops are destroyed • Mesopotamia/Egypt did not have to worry about this! • Indus river also floods, and it is very unpredictable • Who wants to live here?

  10. Emerging Civilization • Earliest people-7000B.C.-3200B.C. • Where did they come from? • Historians not sure • No Rosetta stone for their language • Never been deciphered • We rely on artifacts to tell the story

  11. Harappan Civilization • Started about 2500B.C. • About the time Egypt was building the pyramids • Over 100 settlements in this area(Indus valley)

  12. What sets these people apart? • PLANNING! • Strong centralized gov’t • Grid system for streets • Uniform brick size • Sewers/plumbing • Bathrooms in house! • 3 story houses • City districts/walls

  13. Religion • Mesopotamia-Ziggurat • Egypt-Pyramid • Harrappans-Citadel

  14. Religion,con’t. • Artifacts suggest one religion • Theocracy? • Shiva(a major Hindu god) has been found in excavations

  15. Harappan culture • Agricultural based • Traders • River linked to ocean • Traveled far!

  16. Culture on the decline • What happened? • Earthquakes • Floods • 1970’s science suggests some of each • Result was to alter the course of the river

  17. No river-Now what? • No trade • No transportation • No farming • Cities/settlements vanish

  18. Things to remember • This area is called the Indian sub-continent • Pakistan/Bangladesh/part of India • Monsoons and effects • Harappans • No Rosetta stone to decipher language • How city was planned • How they ended • Trade items-cotton,gold,silver,brightly colored cloth

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