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• 10/6 Focus:
– Geographic conditions in the Indus River
Valley allowed for the development of
civilization on the Indian subcontinent
– Seasonal monsoons play an important factor in
the life of people on the Indian subcontinent
• Do Now:
– What is a peninsula?
River Valley Civilizations
The Indus Valley
Geography of South Asia
(Indian Subcontinent)
The Indus Valley Civilization
• Developed around
2,500 B.C. on
the Indian
subcontinent
Indian Subcontinent
• Landmass that includes the
modern day nations of:
– India
– Pakistan
– Bangladesh
• Separated from Asia by
large mountain ranges in
the North
– Himalayas
– Hindu Kush
– Karakoram
Indian Subcontinent
• Southern half
is large
peninsula
• Peninsula
– Landmass with
water on three
sides
Geographic Regions
• Geographic
regions
– Mountains in the
north
– Deccan Plateau
– Northern Plains
– Coastal Plains
Mountains
• Kept climate
subtropical
• Limited contact
with other groups
• Ways through the
Mts.
– Khyber Pass
• Mountain pass
in the Hindu
Kush
• Allowed
movement into
the Indus
Valley
– Thar Desert
• Khyber Pass is still an important way through the
mountains today
Deccan Plateau
• Plateau
– Raised, flat
area of land
• Dry, Arid region
in the center of
the subcontinent
Coastal Plains
• Flat land along
the east and
west coasts
• Farming, fishing
, and trade
occur here
Northern Plains
• Three rivers pass
through this area
– Indus
– Ganges
– Brahmaputra
• Silt from flooding
made the soil fertile
• Civilizations
developed here
Monsoons
• Seasonal winds
• Summer
– Heavy rains,
warm air
• Winter
– Cool, Dry air
Monsoons
• Brought rain
needed for crops
• Led to flooding of
rivers and creation
of fertile silt
Environmental Challenges
• Floods along the
Indus unpredictable
• river can change
course
• Rainfall
unpredictable; could
have droughts or
floods
Closure
• What is the name for the seasonal
winds that impact the Indian
subcontinent?
• Why are they so important to the
people of India?
• 10/10 Focus:
– Archeologists have discovered evidence
that Indus Valley civilization had developed
well organized cities
• Do Now:
– Identify the three geographic regions of
the Indian subcontinent
– Explain why the monsoons are so important
to the people of India
Civilization Emerges on the
Indus
• Indus Valley
Civilization
– Influenced an area
larger than Mesopotamia
or Egypt
• Earliest Arrivals
– About 7000 B.C.E.,
evidence of agricultural
and domesticated
animals
– By 3200 B.C.E., people
farming in villages along
Indus River
Cities
• Built well organized
cities
– By 2500 B.C.E.,
people build cities of
brick laid out on a
grid system.
– Engineers create
plumbing and sewage
systems
– Indus Valley called
Harrapan civilization
after Harappa, a
city.