WalkIn Take out notebook pencil box and folder
Walk-In • Take out notebook, pencil box and folder. • Copy the question and answer in sentences: What similarities in geography do you find between the Indus Valley and Sumer? What differences exist?
Answer • Both civilizations had rivers, like the Indus River in India, and the Tigris-Euphrates Rivers in Mesopotamia. • The Indus River had mountains to the north, but Mesopotamia was mostly a flat, semiarid area.
Walk-In • Take out notebook, folder, pencil box. • B’s, please get the textbooks. • Copy the question and answer in sentences: • State two pros and two cons of the Indus River Valley having the Hindu Kush mountains around it.
Answer • Two pros of the Hindu Kush mountains: • Blocked out cold winds in the winter. • Made it difficult for invaders to come in and conquer. • Two cons: • Isolated the Indus Valley, so it was more difficult to trade goods, ideas and new technology. • Made it harder to travel and expand their civilization.
Walk-In No textbooks today! Take out notebook, folder, pencil box. • What can we infer about Harappan Civilizations from their city streets being built in large, square grids?
Walk-In Take out notebook, folder, pencil box. • Copy this week’s agenda.
Answer – Heading: Harappan Cities • The Harappans had PLANNED cities that featured: • Heavy city walls to protect the city inside. • Streets that formed a neat grid with square corners, keeping the city well organized. • Large buildings for religious and government use, and houses, shops and factories within each square of the grid.
Harappan Civilizations
Two Civilizations On The Indus River • Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa were the two civilizations that started in India, around 2500 BC.
Reading for Information • Read pages 221 -224 of textbook. • Answer the question on your small sheet of paper in COMPLETE SENTENCES!
Harappan Civilization • Harappan Civilizations formed in the Indus River Valley, before 2500 BC. • They had neatly built cities, with modern drainage to get rid of “human wastes”. • We infer they had strong leaders and government because they were so advanced.
• Harappans used 500 or more pictographs for writing (but we don’t have a key to understand what they wrote). • They used a system of weights and measures when doing trading and business. • See study guide for more achievements.
Video Clip • Watch this video clip (Indus Valley Civilization, Youtube) about aspects of life in Harappan civilization. • Focus on • Artifacts • Geography and location of cities • Architecture • Similarities and differences to other civilizations
Animated Video Clip • Watch this animated video clip about Harappan Civilizations. • Before watching, make a list in your notebook of 6 or more words about Harappa you predict you may hear in the video. • As you watch the video, put a tally next to each word you hear. • Were our predictions of words used accurate?
Learn About Hinduism • The major religion of India, called Hinduism, evolved from the times of Harappa. • Watch this video , The History of Hinduism, Part 1: Ancient India and focus on kind of religion, beliefs, culture and symbols and artifacts as evidence.
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