Chapter 2- Section3
description
Transcript of Chapter 2- Section3
Chapter 2- Section3
Indus valley
2500-1500 BC
Much known/left behind by Mesopotamia/EgyptCuneiform,Hieroglyphics,Hammurabi,pyramid Not so for this culture,due to language never having been deciphered
Indian sub-continent
PakistanBangladeshPart of India
Natural Barriers
Highest mountains in the worldHindu KushKarakorumHimalayasServe to separate this area from the rest of Asia
Natural BarriersLarge desert to east protects this valley from invasion
Indus and Ganges rivers
The huge fertile plain that is formed by these two rivers is guarded by the
natural barriers
FarmingTigris/EuphratesNileIndus/Ganges
All of these rivers deposit silt after flooding which leaves land fertile
MonsoonsOctober-FebruaryJune – OctoberPowerful storms!Much flooding!
Monsoons, cont.If monsoons do not come-there is droughtIf they are too severe-crops are destroyedMesopotamia/Egypt did not have to worry about this!Indus river also floods, and it is very unpredictableWho wants to live here?
Emerging CivilizationEarliest people-7000B.C.-3200B.C.Where did they come from?Historians not sureNo Rosetta stone for their languageNever been decipheredWe rely on artifacts to tell the story
Harappan CivilizationStarted about 2500B.C.About the time Egypt was building the pyramidsOver 100 settlements in this area(Indus valley)
What sets these people apart?PLANNING!Strong centralized gov’tGrid system for streetsUniform brick sizeSewers/plumbingBathrooms in house!3 story housesCity districts/walls
ReligionMesopotamia-Ziggurat
Egypt-Pyramid
Harrappans-Citadel
Religion,con’t.Artifacts suggest one religionTheocracy?Shiva(a major Hindu god) has been found in excavations
Harappan cultureAgricultural based
Traders
River linked to ocean
Traveled far!
Culture on the declineWhat happened?EarthquakesFloods 1970’s science suggests some of eachResult was to alter the course of the river
No river-Now what?No trade
No transportation
No farming
Cities/settlements vanish
Things to rememberThis area is called the Indian sub-continentPakistan/Bangladesh/part of IndiaMonsoons and effectsHarappansNo Rosetta stone to decipher languageHow city was plannedHow they endedTrade items-cotton,gold,silver,brightly colored cloth