1. Human Geography: India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh

2. An Ancient Land India’s culture and history dates back over 4000 years
Started in Indus Valley (now Pakistan)

3. Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa

4. Mohenjo-Daro

5. Harappa
Granary
Public well

6. Well surrounded by paving

7. Toilet from Mohenjo-Daro

8. What Harappa might have looked like:

9. Muslims Invade Muslims invade and conquer the Indus Valley
By the 1500s, they establish the Mughal Empire

10. Taj Mahal – Crown Palace
Mughal architecture
Shah Jahan built for third wife, it’s a mausoleum

11. British East India Company
trading arm of Britain
European traders come to India in the 1500s looking for spices and cloth
1757-Britain gains control over India’s trade with Europe
1857-British govt. puts down revolt, establishes direct rule over India.

12. Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi starts nonviolent campaign in 1920 against British govt.
India achieves independence from Britain in 1947
Now the world’s largest
democracy

13. Pakistan and Bangladesh
Like India, they are young countries with ancient histories
Starts in Indus Valley
Featured well planned cities
such as Harappa and
Mohenjo-Daro

14. Partition and War
1947-When India achieves independence, 2 new countries are created; India and Pakistan. (East and West Pakistan)
Hindus→India, Muslims→Pakistan

15. Civil War 1971-East and West Pakistan engage in civil war
East Pakistan wants their own state, West opposes
With help from India,
East Pakistan wins independence
as Bangladesh

16. The End!
Mohenjo Daro