Lopez+India

MeaganL

__Geography__ yearly floods spread deposits of soil over a wide area 2 rivers Ganges & Indus high plateau in the center called the deccam Subcontinent - includes India, Pakistan, and Bangledesh mountains - natural barriors highest mountain in the world Hindu Kush, Karakarum, and Himalayan ranges refered to as a subcontinent - India rivers Indus & Ganges carry silt

__Culture __ The written language was hard to decifer artifacts made out of wood (toys) & clay while people were building pyramids in egypt people in India were laying bricks for the Indusfirst cities they layed out cities in Grid System housing was not great in 1750 the quality of housing declined gradually the cities fell to decay the fate remained a mystery untill 1970 animals were a big part of society- on pottery, toys, & seals some regular animals, some beasts do not know what beasts stood for earthquakes caused floods & altered course of Indus

__Enviornmental Challenges__ Monsoons- seasonal winds to much rain caused floods not enough rain caused droughts which then caused starvation rivers changed course flooding was unpredictable (like in meso) a cycle of wet and dry seasons from monsoons to little rain

__Language__ Harappan language was immpossible to dicipher 400 symbols language found on stamps/seals animals found on stamps were animals that lived in the area

__Trade__ traded a lot with afiganistan & other places using the Indus river traded from 2600 B.C.- 1800 B.C. Gold & Silver they got from North Afiganistan semi precious stones that they got from Persia few people fnew how to grow cotton son cotton clothes were desired made toys there were seals on goods for identification

__War__ India had little to no war with other countries because of the natural barriors - mountains and river

__Technology__ built draiage/sewage systems plumbing systems oven baked & cut bricks to build with

__Time Periods__ 1750 B.C. first civilization after 1750 B.C. nomads from the North restore civilization in India 3200 B.C. farming along the Indus River Northern migrants went through KhyberPass in the Hindu Kush mountain unsurehow human settlement began in Indian Subcontinent Theory - people arrived from Africa settled in South

__Religion__ theocracy Hindu culture worshiped animals tablets suggest that a mother goddess might have been worshiped links to modern Hindu culture Shiva - major god no remains of a temple have been found by archaeologists prayed for farming & flooding

__Institutions __ grid system more than 160 self elements found evidenceof sheep & goats- 7000 B.C. Harappan civilization = ka Indus valley civilization built levees Indus mud bricks oven baked (meso = mud bricks sundried) sophisticated city planning in 2500 B.C. they began laying bricks for the first city Indus valley civilization was also called Harappan civilization strong century government largest cities were Kali, Bangah, Mohenjor - Paro Citedel contained major buildings of city human made islands- raised cities above flood waters

__Social Class __ Four main groups Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors & kings), viashyas (traders and farmers), and shudras (laborers and artisans)