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Lesson 10 Indus
Civilization
Geography
Indus river valley in South Asia
Climate
• They depended upon the monsoon to bring water that their crops needed.
Economy
•Agriculture•Trading
Two Ancient Cities• Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
• Well planned oWide StreetsoPublic bathsoPrivate and public wellsoDrainsoReservoirs
Two Main Areas• The Citadel or the elevated fortress of the city
• Lower city proper
Ruins in Harappa
Excavated Ruins of Mohenjo-Daro
The Great Bath
Houses
NO written records of…
X GovernmentX Religion
Arts
System of WritingClay seals with pictograms of the products
Fall of the Civilization
• Ecological factors
• Violent earthquake or volcanic eruption
I. Process: Compare and contrast the
cities in Sumer and Indus using a Venn
diagram
(Pair Work)
SHANG CIVILIZATIO
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The Shang Civilization emerged along the Huang Ho in northern China in 1700 B.C.E.
Huang means “yellow” and Ho means “river.”
Water flowing in this river carries with it loess, which is yellowish.
River of Sorrow
Economy
Political System
• Priest King
- led an army which used chariots and bronze weapons- presided over rituals, sacrifices
and prayers
Religious Belief
• Shangdi – the creator and ruler of heavens.
• Ancestor worship
• Human sacrifice
The Shang royal tombs included thousands of objects including
human material remains.
Oracle Bone
System of Writing
• Calligraphy- an art of writing
Architecture• Houses and street layouts
were organized and planned.
• Palace
• Temple
• Burial Sites
Arts/ Contribution
Bronze production for weapons and ceremonial vessels
Army had horse drawn chariots
Silk and porcelain production
Pottery
Shang zun (wine vessel)
Made of Bronze
Understanding: What similarities exist between each of the civilizations? Is there a civilization that you would have chosen to be a part of, over another- why? What impact do these civilizations have on our own culture?
Characteristics
Sumerian Indus Shang
Geography
Economy
Government
Architecture
Religion
Contribution
