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The Bronze Age. Indus Valley. Geography. Just south of the Himalaya is the rich valley of the Ganges River, one of the most important regions of Indian culture. Monsoons are the most important feature of Indian Climate, they are seasonal winds, Southwest monsoons bring heavy spring rains. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Bronze AgeIndus Valley
GeographyJust south of the Himalaya is the rich valley
of the Ganges River, one of the most important regions of Indian culture.
Monsoons are the most important feature of Indian Climate, they are seasonal winds, Southwest monsoons bring heavy spring rains
GeographyThe Indian
subcontinent is located along the southern edge of Asia.
In the north are the highest mountains in the world, the Himalaya Mountains separate India from Asia
Indus Valley CivilizationEarly civilization in
India developed in the Indus River valley.
A civilization flourished there from 3000 to 1500 B.C.
The advanced civilization that flourished for hundreds of years in these cities is called the Harappa or Indus civilization.
CitiesTwo sites have ruins
of the major cities Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.
The cities had a grid of streets and were divided into walled neighborhoods.
Ruins of Indus River City
CitiesBuildings were
constructed of mud bricks.
Public wells supplied water, and bathrooms used an advanced drainage system.
A chute system took household trash to public garbage bins.
Young man walking through ruins of Indus City.
Indus Valley EconomyThe Harappa
economy depended on agriculture
The Indus valley civilization traded extensively with Mesopotamia.
Invaders change the face of Indus Valley
Aryan invaders ended the civilization of the Indus River valley by conquering the Harappa.
The Aryans were a nomadic Indo-European people living in central Asia.
Writing
As nomads, the Aryans had no written language.
They developed their first written language, Sanskrit, around 1000 B.C.
Song Written in Sanskrit
Indus Valley Social ClassesThe Aryan conquest
had a lasting effect on India.
The meeting of conquered and conqueror created a set of social institutions and class divisions that last to this day.
The caste system was one of the most important Indian social creations.
There were five major classes, or castes.
Indus Valley Social ClassesCaste System: a rigid
hierarchy of classes that determines a person’s occupation, economic potential, and social status.
You are born in to these castes.
You can not move up or down.
You must do good and be reborn in to a new caste level.
Indus Valley SocietyThe ideal was to
have an extended family of three generations under one roof.
Males dominated society – women were looked at as a burden and married off early
Indus Valley ReligionThe religion of
Hinduism is based on Aryan religious beliefs.
We know about Aryan religious beliefs from the Vedas, a collection of hymns and ceremonies.
Hinduism is the ONLY religion that evolved with no specific founder
HinduismA polytheistic religionOver time, three of
the most important gods merged together to create a three-part deity called Brahman
Brahma (creator)Vishnu (protector)Shiva (destroyer)
Indus Valley Religion“good karma”—
rewarded by improvement in status in reincarnation
“bad karma”—punished by degradation of status in reincarnation
ReincarnationEach soul is reborn in
the body of some other creature over and over again
A person’s actions (karma) determines the form of that person’s reincarnation
Indus Valley Religion
In the sixth century B.C., a new doctrine called Buddhism appeared in northern India and rivaled Hinduism.
Different Faces of Buddha
Its founder was Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha (“Enlightened One”).
Siddhartha lived a privileged, sheltered life among great wealth. He was born a prince.
He took a trip and saw how people suffered & rejected the caste system
Japanese
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Indus Valley Religion
Gurus appear around 600 BC who argued that Hinduism had become too materialistic and that people should be more spiritual
Nirvana—permanent escape from the wheel of suffering
Attainment of permanent peace and tranquility
Included nonviolence, rejection of selfish desires, cultivating compassion and honesty, cleansing mind of evil thoughts, etc.
Buddha The ManBuddha practiced what he
preachedOnly owned simple robe, walking
stick, and wooden bowlAlways slept outside and walked
everywhere he wentPresented his creed in a simple
languageTreated all persons equallyMany people attracted to him as
a resultMillions of converts across Asia
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