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 Treasure Hunt The students will hunt for images of artifacts from the Indus Valley Civilization.  7th Grade Araling Panlipunan 7: Indus River Valley Civilization Geography, Cities, Aryan Society, Social Class  Where are we in history?...

 Treasure Hunt The students will hunt for images of artifacts from the Indus Valley Civilization.  7th Grade Araling Panlipunan 7: Indus River Valley Civilization Geography, Cities, Aryan Society, Social Class  Where are we in history? Explore d To be revealed... To be revealed... To be revealed... To be revealed... To be revealed... World History Timeline. (2021). Essential Humanities. Retrieved from http://www.essential-humanities.net/history-overview/world-history-timeline/ The Indus Valley Civilization was an ancient civilization located in what is Pakistan and northwest India today. The huge triangular peninsula of South Asia is geographically and culturally distinct from the rest of Asia that it can be thought of as the Indian subcontinent. The Himalayas played a most important role in shaping of the Indian civilization. It gave the early people of India isolation, allowing them to develop a rather unique culture. The Hindu Kush provided a gateway for the entry of different groups of peoples, travelers and conquerors.  MOONSOONS are seasonal winds Summer Monsoons Brings rain Winter Monsoons Blows over dry lands What geographical feature of Indus Civilization is different from others? Civilization in the Indus River Valley Begins Little is known about these civilizations, but Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were most likely twin capital cities.  Great Cities are built in Indus Valley Mohenjo-Daro is speculated as the administrative center. Harappa is a large village in the upper part of the civilization. Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were carefully planned cities Wide streets were laid out in an orderly pattern Buildings were square, with windowless brick walls facing the streets A huge central fortress contained rooms for storing grain, an assembly hall, and public baths Most homes were spacious; some were two stories high. They had indoor bathrooms, with sewer systems for drainage. URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND ARCHITECTURE ▪Harappa and Mohenjo-daro demonstrate the world’s first known urban sanitation systems ▪Harappans demonstrated advanced architecture with dockyards, granaries, warehouses, brick platforms, and protective walls ▪There is no conclusive evidence of palaces or temples, no monumental statues Toilet Flush HOUSING AND BUILDINGS  ART AND ARCHITECTURE The city of Mohenjo-daro contains the “Great Bath,” which may have been a large, public bathing and social area. Many people believe the 'Great Bath' found in Mohenjo-Daro suggests the Indus people held similar beliefs about purity.  STANDARDIZED WEIGHTS AND MEASUREMENTS ▪The smallest division, approximately 1.6 mm, was marked on an ivory scale ▪Balances were used to compare measure and compare goods in trade ▪Another indication of an advanced measurement system is the fact that the bricks used to build Indus cities were uniform in size  Indus Valley Civilization ended, how? Natural disasters (earthquake, floods, deforestation, soil erosion) War Invasions ○ Mohenjo-Daro was abandoned because of the fear of the attacks of foreign tribes ○ Harappa was destroyed in a sudden massive attack by the Aryans What happened Many fled to the southern part of the to the people in subcontinent Many elements of their civilization survived and Indus Valley? were absorbed into the Aryan way of life  Who are the Aryans? Aryan is a designation originally meaning “civilized”, “noble”, or “free” without reference to any ethnicity. Nomadic people who had no cities and had no art, architecture, or written language  Aryan society The class system was flexible, and people could move classes Warrior-nobles Male and female roles were defined: men participated in war and tend the cattle; women Priests raised crops and looked after the household and their children Women took no part in Commoners assemblies, but they still had some freedom  Aryans migrated west to Europe as well as southeast to Persia and India and they took with them their language The Aryans known as the Indo-European bringing a new This became Sanskrit they brought with them religious books known as the language to India Vedas- collection of hymns, religious rituals, wise sayings, chants, beliefs  SYNTHESIS Do people have the power to challenge belief systems? How do foreign cultures affect a civilization? SOURCES Panganiban, E., World History: Creative Responses Through the Ages, Quezon City, Sibs Publishing House, 2014 de Castro, A., Anduyon, M., Vasco, R., Molave, A., Panganiban, E., Global Times Living History, Asian Identity in the Global World, Quezon City, Sibs Publishing House, 2023 Perry, M., Davis, D., Harris, J., Von Laue, T. Warren, T. Jr, A History of the World, Mandaluyong City, Cacho Hermanos, Inc., 1988