Chapter 4 - Ancient India and China
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Chapter 4 - Ancient India and China
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Chapter 4 - Ancient India and China
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Section 1 – Early India
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Section 1 – Early India
Main Idea
Early civilization arose in the Indus River Valley, flourished, and then mysteriously died out. Later India’s Vedic civilization developed a culture based on old and new beliefs.
Focus
• How did India’s geography affect the development of civilization there?
• What were the defining features of the Indus Valley Civilization?
• What do we know about life in India’s Vedic period?
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I. India’s Geography
Indus River - flows across NW edge of Indian subcontinent
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A. Three major geographic zones:
1. Himalaya & Hindu Kush mountains2. Deccan Plateau
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3. Northern or Indo-Gangetic Plain - site of India’s first civilization
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B. Monsoons
Monsoon winds brought heavy rains; flood deposits enriched soil
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• Summer monsoons from SW - warm air, heavy rains from Indian Ocean
• Winter monsoons from NE - cool, dry air from Asia
B. Monsoons
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B. Monsoons
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Water a critical factor – too much/too early brought destruction; too little/too late meant famine
20cm = 7.9in
100cm = 39.4in
400cm = 13.2ft
800cm = 26.3ft
1000cm = 32.8ft
B. Monsoons
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II . Indus Valley Civilization
2500 BC - Harappan civilization emerged
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A. Cities and settlements
1920s: ruins from two large cities found - Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
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A. Cities and settlements
Well-planned settlements: streets in grid pattern; community wells; sewage systems
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The Great Bath was entered using two wide staircases, one from the north and one from the south. The floor of the tank is watertight due to finely fitted bricks laid on edge with gypsum plaster.
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A. Cities and settlementsCitadels, granaries, shrines, etc. suggest centralized government
Excavated ruins of Mohenjo-daro
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Harappa granary
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B. Economy
Economy based on agriculture, specialized crafts, and trade
Ceramic sculpture of a small cart with vases and tools pulled by
oxen, from Mohenjo-daro
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An artistic conception of the ancient Harappan city of Lothal
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C. Society
Standardized tools, weights and measures; writing system not yet deciphered
Seals on products made in Harappa have been found in Mesopotamia, indicating trade between the two regions
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C. Society Civilization thrived from about 2500 to 2000 BC; declined for unknown reasons
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III. The Vedic PeriodAfter 2000 BC, Aryans ruled most of India; knowledge of them comes from the Vedas
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III. The Vedic Period
Regional leaders – rajas - protected people in return for payment
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III. The Vedic Period
Vedic society was divided into four varnas
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III. The Vedic Period
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III. The Vedic Period
Varnas divided into hundreds of castes - determined employment, marriage; etc.
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III. The Vedic PeriodPeople prayed to many aspects of single spirit
What began as a celebration of natural elements converted into the worship of cosmic elements, thus forming the triad of the early
Vedic Gods – Agni (Fire), Vayu (Wind) and Surya (the Sun).
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III. The Vedic PeriodAs rituals grew more complex, Brahmins gained influence
The god Vishnu and his many avatars. These manifestations are essentially the representation of the deity for some purpose. Each of Vishnu’s avatars is a particular person, representative of a characteristic of the God – birth, death, energy, war, etc.