1. Early
Civilizations of
Ancient India

2. The Harappan Civilization
River of Indus Valley Begins in the Himalayas
Monsoons Bring Rains & Dry Season
Subcontinent Civilization
3300 BCE BCE

3. Specialized Workers
Merchants
Engineers
Doctors
Masons
Artisans

4. Bison Seal, Mohenjo-Daro

5. pottery, Mohenjo-Daro

6. A Priest-King, Mohenjo-Daro
Complex institutions
Hindu Faith
Hindu Caste System
Strong Central Government System
A Priest-King, Mohenjo-Daro

7. Varna (Social Hierarchy) Pariahs [Harijan]  Untouchables
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
Shudras
Pariahs [Harijan]  Untouchables

8. The Caste System WHO IS… The mouth? The arms? The legs? The feet?
Brahmins
WHO IS…
Kshatriyas
The mouth?
The arms?
The legs?
The feet?
Vaishyas
Shudras
What is a JATI?

9. Advanced cities
Mohenjo-Daro
Harappa
Kalibangan
Urban Planning

10. Citadel Of
Mohenjo-Daro

11. Aerial View of Mohenjo-Daro

12. Wide View, Mohenjo-Daro

13. Advanced technology Grid System City Design Plumbing Medicine
Sewage System
Clay Bricks – Same Size

14. The Great Bath, Mohenjo-Daro

15. Public Well, Harappa

16. Drain, Harappa

17. Record keeping Sanskrit Harappan Writing (undecipherable)
Symbols = words
Stamps & Seals
Tablets

18. Sanskrit writing

19. Undecipherable to date.
Harappan Writing
Undecipherable to date.