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Harappa and Mohenjo Daro

Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. Early Civilizations. Entrance into Mohenjo Daro. City view of Mohenjo Daro. Great Bath of Mohenjo Daro. City street – Mohenjo Daro. Ruins of Harappa. Granary at Harappa. Granary at Harappa. Pottery Remnants. The Priest King. Harappan seals.

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Harappa and Mohenjo Daro

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  1. Harappa and Mohenjo Daro

  2. Early Civilizations

  3. Entrance into Mohenjo Daro

  4. City view of Mohenjo Daro

  5. Great Bath of Mohenjo Daro

  6. City street – Mohenjo Daro

  7. Ruins of Harappa

  8. Granary at Harappa

  9. Granary at Harappa

  10. Pottery Remnants

  11. The Priest King

  12. Harappan seals

  13. Terracotta figurine from Harappa

  14. Terracotta Figurines from Harappa

  15. Links http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html

  16. Warm-up • Why was the Nile so important to life in Egypt?

  17. Geography of India • Indus River – in northwestern part of Indian subcontinent (Pakistan) • Subcontinent – a piece of a continent on a separate tectonic plate • Himalayas created by Indian plate pushing into Asian plate • Diverse geography – mountains, deserts, plateaus, river valleys • First civilizations in Indus River Valley • Monsoons – winds that create dry and wet seasons in India

  18. Climate of India

  19. Harappa and Mohenjo Daro • Some of the biggest cities in world at the time (around 2500 B.C.E.) • Mohenjo Daro around 35,000, Harappa 23,000 • What technology do you need for that many people to live in the same area? • Sanitation systems – most advanced for time period • A lot of food – couldn’t farm in city

  20. Planned Cities • Cities were not just thrown together – evidence they were planned ahead of time • What evidence do we have of this? • Grid layout • Same-sized bricks • Locations chosen to avoid flooding

  21. Writing System • Appears to be evidence of Hindu religion on the walls – but we aren’t sure • Cities have lots of writing on them – but we can’t read it • No Rosetta Stone – why does this matter? • What does this mean for our study of this civilization?

  22. Cities Disappear • Around 1750 B.C.E., the cities appear to have emptied out suddenly • What could have caused huge cities like this to suddenly de-populate?

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