1. Indus River Valleys

3. Geography India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh make up…  …the Indian subcontinent Mountains, deserts, and rivers isolate the sub Indus and Ganges rivers  Flooding, like the Nile, bring silt Center of peninsula = Deccan Plateau Monsoons, seasonal winds, dominate India’s climate  Twice a year and bring in moisture – hard to control

4. Indus and Ganges River Today

5. Monsoons

6. Harappa and Mohenjo Daro Indus River Valley

8. Planned Cities – What does this reveal about society/government? Harappa (city) and Mohenjo-Daro (city) Laid out on a grid NYC or Boston? Fortified area = citadel Contained major buildings of the city Constructed of baked bricks Who does this sound like? Plumbing and sewage system – yah! What did people do before hand? Few weapons unearthed but lots of clay and wooden toys… What does this reveal about society?

10. Language and Religion Language Impossible to decipher 400 symbols make up the language Polytheistic Religion Theocracy! No preserved temples Priests prayed for…? Good harvests and safety from floods How do we know all of this if the language cannot be deciphered and there are no preserved temples?