Studied by 15 peopleBORDERS OF INDIA
North East: China North: Nepal and Bhutan West: Afghanistan and Iran East: Myanmar
3 REGIONS OF THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION
The Himalayas and Hindu Kush
Indo-Gangetic Plain (southern plain)
Deccan, a high plateau that receives less rain than other parts of the subcontinent (southern plateau)
NATURAL BARRIERS YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH IN ORDER TO REACH INDIA
Khyber Pass
located in Hindu Kush Mountains
Thar Dessert
East
Indian Ocean
South
2 MAJOR CITIES OF THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION
Mohenjo-Daro and Harrapa
“MOUND OF THE RUINS”
Mohenjo-Daro
ESTIMATED PEOPLE IN EACH CITY
30,000 people
WHAT CITY HAS CLAY HOUSES, 2 STORIES, ARRANGED IN A GRID PATTERN?
Harrapa
WHAT WERE THE 2 CITIES KNOWN FOR?
wellplanning and uniformity
ECONOMY OH THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION
agriculture, herded livestock, trading
DECLINE OF THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION
no confirmed answer but there are 3 assumptions
Environmental Issues
Disease
Invasion
(moving on to varnas)
ARYANS ALSO KNOWN AS…
nobles
WHAT DO YOU CALL THE REGIONAL LEADERS IN THE VARNAS CIVILIZATION?
Raja/s
Sacred Writing in the Varnas Civilization?
Vedas
Jaiti/Caste System/ Varnas/Social Structure
Brahmins
highest ranking
priests and teachers
brahma’s mouth
Kshatriyas
warriors and rulers
brahmas arm
Vaishyas
farmers, traders and merchants
brahmas leg
Shudras
labourers
brahma’s feet
Dalits/Outcastes/Pariahs/Untouchables
impure, collect trash
5% of the population
When was the law established by british that you can’t mistreat the Untouchables?
After 1950
What are the 2 great epics?
Mahabharata and Ramayana
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