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Civilization of India

Civilization of India. Civilizations of India. Classical Indian civilization began in the Indus River Valley, spread to the Ganges River Valley, and then spread throughout the Indian subcontinent. This spread continued with little interruption because of the geographic location.

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Civilization of India

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  1. Civilization of India

  2. Civilizations of India • Classical Indian civilization began in the Indus River Valley, spread to the Ganges River Valley, and then spread throughout the Indian subcontinent. • This spread continued with little interruption because of the geographic location.

  3. Physical Geography of India • Physical barriers made invasion difficult • Himalayas • Hindu Kush • Kyhber Pass • Indian Ocean

  4. The Indus and Ganges were the important rivers in India • Mountain passes in the Hindu Kush provided migration routes into India

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  6. Indus River Valley civilization Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

  7. Fun Facts for Harappa • Over 400 symbols • Plumbing • 1st Domesticated Chickens • Many cities are impossible to excavate

  8. Decline of Harappan Society • Deforestation of the Indus Valley Or • Periodic flooding of the Indus River or earthquakes

  9. Aryans (Indo-Aryans) • Migration, assertion of dominance

  10. Brahmins Kshatriyas Vaishyas Shudras

  11. Caste System

  12. Caste System • Influenced all social interactions and choices of occupations

  13. Epics of India • Sacred writings of Hindu • Mahabharata part of the Bhagavad Gita • Story of a warrior prince about to go to war • Krishna is his chariot driver. • Krishna tells prince how to live, fight, and die properly

  14. Directions for Activity • Read pages 63-65 (Aryans Transform India) • Write down three things that you find interesting or didn’t know about the topic • EVERYONE must share!

  15. Chandragupta Maurya Mauryan Empire Alexander

  16. Asoka

  17. Mauryan Empire - Asoka • Continued political unification of much of India • Contributions: • Spread of Buddhism • free hospitals • veterinary clinics, • good roads

  18. Gupta Empire

  19. Gupta Empire • Golden Age of classical Indian culture • Contributions: • Mathematics (concept of zero), • Medical advances (setting bones), • Astronomy (concept of a round earth), • New textiles, • Literature

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