CH 9: ANCIENT INDIA LESSON 1!

WORLD HISTORY MR. RICH MIAMI ARTS CHARTER!

SECTIONS:!

•  Part 1: Geography

•  Part 2: Indus Valley Civilization

•  Part 3: Ancient Indian Civilization

•  Rivers – Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra

•  Fertile lands along coasts

•  Mountains -Himalayas form a barrier in the north

GEOGRAPHY!

•  Monsoons

•  Seasonal winds

•  Blow inland from the sea in the summer bringing rain clouds with them

•  Blow out to sea during the winter keeping rainclouds away from the land

GEOGRAPHY!

INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION!

•  MOHENJO-DARO and HARAPPA

•  First civilization in India

•  Formed along the Indus river between 2600 – 1900 B.C.

•  Farmed grains (wheat, barley, millet)

•  Lived in small tightly packed cities

•  Collapsed due to natural disasters – earthquakes, floods, drought

Aryan Migration!

• Aryan – not a race or ethnic group

• Common language family (Indo-European)

• Migrated through India from 2000 B.C. – 500 B.C.

•  Tribes led by a Raja or prince

• Brought Sanskrit

Sanskrit!

• Written language that influenced modern languages in India Used to write the Vedas – a series of texts that form the basis of the Hindu religion

The Vedas!

•  Hyms, stories, prayers and poems