Ancient India and the Indus Valley

By Louis Paradis, Anders Stroyberg, Zoe Cohen, and Anna Thomas

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Government

Laws

Languages

Education

Arts

Economics/Trade

Religion

Culture

Intro• About 2500 B.C. to 1600 B.C.

(Harappan Civilization)• Modern day Pakistan and

India• Sanskrit still one of the main

languages of India• Their religion (Hinduism) is

now the main religion in India• Settled on very flat and fertile

plain formed by the Indus and the Ganges River, good for farming

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• Dictionary definition: From 2500BC to 1600BC, is the period when the Indian subcontinent was dominated by Harappan culture. The Harappan culture had writing, complex social and economic systems, showed signs of urban planning, water supply, and drainage. The two leading cities were Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. The Harappan culture rose along the Indus river valley.

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• Government used democratic ideas• Lead by raja (king)• Raja assisted by officials, • councils of ministers, royal agents, and spies• Kingdoms were created• Records were kept of population and government

income/expenditure• Officials collected tax and custom duties• Empire divided into provinces • Each province had a governor and a council of ministers

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Royal Agents and Spies,Councils of Ministers and

Officials

Royal Agents and Spies,Councils of Ministers and

Officials

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• During the Ancient Times, the Indian sub-continent was inhabited by Hindus.

• The legal system took place from the Hindu religious and social practices.

• The first law is that the eldest male was the head of the family and he enjoyed considerable powers over the rest of the family.

• There were also a few criminal laws. • One of the worst crime you could do was lying. The punishment

for it was death. • Another crime you could do was murdering someone. Again the

sentence was death.

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Conclusion

• Culture contributed to making of modern-day India and Pakistan

• Ancient trade routes helped to spread goods and ideas• Religious ideas formed into Hinduism• Government and laws of civilization helped to maintain

order and peace• Sanskrit language is still the main language of India today• Education and art records

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