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The E arly Civilizations of India and Pakistan

The E arly Civilizations of India and Pakistan. Learning Target: Students will evaluate the impact of trade on cultural diffusion in the Indian Subcontinent. Indus Valley Civilization. Indian Subcontinent Hindu Kush and Himalayas Result in distinct culture

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The E arly Civilizations of India and Pakistan

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  1. The Early Civilizations of India and Pakistan Learning Target: Students will evaluate the impact of trade on cultural diffusion in the Indian Subcontinent.

  2. Indus Valley Civilization • Indian Subcontinent • Hindu Kush and Himalayas • Result in distinct culture • Does not limit all interaction via trade or invasion • 3 regions • Gangetic Plain – fertile, Indus River • Deccan plateau – arid and unproductive • Coastal Plains – rains, sea fairing • Monsoons

  3. Indus Civilization Rises and Falls • 2600 BC – Modern Day Pakistan • Harappa and MohenjoDaro – well planned and complex city centers of Ancient Indus Civilizations • Farmers • Traders interact with Sumer via Persian Gulf

  4. Indus Civilization Rises and Falls • Polytheistic • Veneration for cattle • Civilizations decline due to environmental and human factors • 2000-1500 BC nomads from Central Asia move through mountains in India

  5. Aryan Civilization Develops • Aryan people made up of nomads who settled across Europe and Asia and local Indian peoples • Acculturation • History of Aryans comes from Vedas • 1500 BC-500 BC

  6. Aryan Civilization Develops • Early on warrior Rajahs lead tribes • Social Caste system develops with priests on top • Polytheistic • Natural forces • Indra- God of War • Brahman • Mystics

  7. Epic Literature • Aryan values and history told via written and oral language • Sanskrit • Mahabharata • Warfare • Religion • Ramayana • Values and virtue • Gender roles

  8. The Padmapani, the Bearer of the Lotus

  9. The Vajrapani, the Bearer of the Thunderbolt

  10. Check • Why does what people believe affect what they do? • How are religion and art interconnected in Gupta India? How is this a departure from the first Indus Valley Civilization?

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