Transcript Early Civilizations of India

The Harappan Civilization
River of Indus
Valley Begins in
the Himalayas
Monsoons Bring
Rains & Dry
Season
Subcontinent Civilization
3300 BCE - 2400 BCE
Specialized Workers
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Merchants
Engineers
Doctors
Masons
Artisans
Bison Seal, Mohenjo-Daro
pottery, Mohenjo-Daro
Complex institutions
• Hindu Faith
• Hindu Caste System
• Strong Central
Government System
A Priest-King, Mohenjo-Daro
Varna
(Social Hierarchy)
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
Shudras
Pariahs [Harijan]  Untouchables
The Caste
System
WHO IS…
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
 The mouth?
 The arms?
Vaishyas
 The legs?
 The feet?
What is a JATI?
Shudras
Advanced cities
• Mohenjo-Daro
• Harappa
• Kalibangan
• Urban Planning
Citadel
Of
Mohenjo-Daro
Aerial View of Mohenjo-Daro
Wide View, Mohenjo-Daro
Advanced technology
• Grid System City Design
• Plumbing
• Medicine
• Sewage System
• Clay Bricks – Same Size
The Great Bath,
Mohenjo-Daro
Public Well, Harappa
Drain, Harappa
Record keeping
• Sanskrit
• Harappan Writing (undecipherable)
• Symbols = words
• Stamps & Seals
• Tablets
Sanskrit
writing
Harappan Writing
Undecipherable to date.