Transcript India Ancient Civs

Ancient India
Indus River
Civilizations
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On
the
Where do you
think they
Indus
st
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started
the
river!
civ of India?
The Harappan Civilization
3300 BCE - 2400 BCE
HARRAPPAN
2700-1900 BCE
lasted 800 yrs!
W. Bank of Indus River
Discovered in 1920
2
Cities
Mohenjo-daro
Harrappa
MOHENJO-DARO
• “Hill of the Dead”
• 3 miles long
• Large ethnic population
• Well planned city
• Gridlike
• Made of Mud Bricks
• Hundreds of found artifacts
Harrappa
3 mi long
Same formation as
Mohenjo-daro
Lets take a
tour of
Mohenjo - Daro
Citadel
Of
MohenjoDaro
Aerial View of MohenjoDaro
Wide View, Mohenjo-Daro
The Great Bath,
Mohenjo-Daro
Bath Area, MohenjoDaro
Well, Mohenjo-Daro
Public Well, Harappa
Drain, Harappa
A Main Street, MohenjoDaro
Granery, Mohenjo-Daro
pottery, Mohenjo-Daro
Bison Seal, MohenjoDaro
A Horned-God Seal,
Mohenjo-Daro
A Male Head, MohenjoDaro
Dravidian
A Priest-King, MohenjoDaro
Necklace, Mohenjo-Daro
Unicorn Seal, Harappa
Female Figures, Harappa
Bull Figurine, Harappa
Elephant Figurine,
Harappa
Burial Pottery, Harappa
Male Skeleton, Harappa
Female Skeleton with
Child, Harappa
Harappan Writing
Undecipherable to date.
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• Anything in red (STOP and pay close
attention) is critical information and
should be copied exactly.
• Anything written in yellow (SLOW down
and pay attention) is useful information.
You should write it in your notes IN
YOUR OWN WORDS.
• Anything in green (GO on to the next
point) you do not have to write.
Aryan Migration
 pastoral  depended on their cattle.
 warriors  horse-drawn chariots.
How did the Aryan people get
there?
Khyber Pass
through Hindu Kush mts.
Ancient Indian
Gods
The The Trimurti (Trinity)
Lord Brahma is the creator god
Vishnu is the Protector
Shiva is the destroyer
Brahma was born in a lotus flower in
sleeping Vishnu’s navel – He had 5
heads but lost one when he lied to
Vishnu and Shiva – now he has 4
which become the Vedas
The Vedas
 1200 BCE-600 BCE.
 written in SANSKRIT.
 Hindu core of
beliefs:
Rig Veda  oldest work.
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hymns and poems.
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religious prayers.
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magical spells.
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lists of the gods
and goddesses.
Sanskrit
writing
The
Caste
System
WHO IS…
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
 The mouth?
 The arms?
Vaishyas
 The legs?
 The feet?
What is a JATI?
Shudras
Varna (Social
Hierarchy)
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
Shudras
Pariahs [Harijan]  Untouchables
The Caste System
• Brahmin– Educated Priest, doctors,
scholars etc
• Kshatriya – Warriors, rulers
• (These 2 positions changed places)
• Vaishya – Trade, agriculture, merchants
• Shudra – Service work, peasants
Untouchables
• Pariahs called Harijan (children of God)
stand apart/outside of the caste system.
• Did the jobs that no one else wanted like
skinning animals and dealing with dead
corpses.
• People thought that if they touched these
people they would become unclean also.
QUIZ TIME
CAN YOU SPOT
THE DIFFERENT
CASTE?
Shopkeepers
Street Traders
Woodworkers
Collecting dung
Brickmaker
Landowner smokes a hookah pipe
A farmer
Caste Differences
Position on the cot matters
The Vedic Age
The foundations for
Hinduism were
established!