BELL RINGER BELL RINGER ABC ABC BRAINSTORMINGBRAINSTORMING

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List the alphabet A-Z on a sheet of notebook List the alphabet A-Z on a sheet of notebook paper. For the letters, list anything that you know paper. For the letters, list anything that you know about India next to each letter. For example, you about India next to each letter. For example, you can list the Indus River next the letter “I.” It is ok can list the Indus River next the letter “I.” It is ok if you do not know one for each letter if you do not know one for each letter

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• Indus Indus River River

• SS

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• UU

• VV

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The Indus River Valley (India)

FOUNDATIONS OF ANCIENT FOUNDATIONS OF ANCIENT INDIAINDIA

• Began in theBegan in the IndusIndus River River

ValleyValley

• Spread throughout the rest of Spread throughout the rest of

the Indian the Indian subcontinentsubcontinent

• Known as a subcontinent Known as a subcontinent

because of its size and that because of its size and that

it is almost cut off from the it is almost cut off from the

rest of Asia by mountain rest of Asia by mountain

chains and other natural chains and other natural

barriersbarriers

• Little Little interferenceinterference due to due to

natural barriers; Made invasion natural barriers; Made invasion

difficultdifficult

• Another important river valley Another important river valley

was the was the GangesGanges River Valley River Valley

The Ganges River Valley

(India)

GEOGRAPHY OF ANCIENT INDIA • Began along the Indus River, which flooded and left behind fertile soil for

crops.

• Seasonal monsoons caused unpredictable summer rains and flood.

• Alternating between dry and wet seasons

• Civilization was protected by natural barriers, which made invasion difficult, such as the:

• Arabian Sea

• Indian Ocean

• Bay of Bengal

• Himalayan Mountains

• Hindu Kush Mountains

• Thar Desert

• Trade routes established on the Arabian Sea

EARLY CITIES OF ANCIENT INDIA• Two major cities were Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

• Developed along the Indus River

• Both cities were very organized – laid out in a grid-like pattern, with very wide, straight streets.

• Had one of the earliest sewage and public water systems.

EXIT ACTIVITYEXIT ACTIVITY ABC ABC BRAINSTORMINGBRAINSTORMING

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Continuing on your sheet of notebook paper, list Continuing on your sheet of notebook paper, list anything that you have learned from today’s anything that you have learned from today’s lesson about India.lesson about India.

• AA

• BB

• CC

• DD

• EE

• FF

• GG

• HH

• Indus Indus River River

• SS

• TT

• UU

• VV

• WW

• XX

• YY

• ZZ