The Indus River Valley – Lesson 1
When did it exist?
Where was it located?
What set of mountains were they located near?
What was the largest city and what is it today?
What are monsoons and how did they affect the agriculture in this region? (TXTBK)
When were its remains found?
What made the Indus river Valley a desirable place to begin a civilization? (TXTBK)
How was this region protected?
What is the modern day location of this large subcontinent?
What was the agriculture like there?
Explain the importance of trade for this civilization.
How do we think their earliest religion was structured? (TXTBK)
Who did they trade with?
What was the social structure?
Explain the four levels and what each one meant.
How was this related to their later religious beliefs?
What kind of structures did they create?
What innovations did they develop?
List the tools, technology and weaponry that they used.
***Understand that men worked and women were of great value because of their ability to produce and raise children
Who were the Aryans? (TXTBK)
What is the process of acculturation? (TXTBK)
What do the Vedas tell us? (TXTBK)
How did the Aryans structure society? (TXTBK)
Where did the idea of Brahman come from? (TXTBK)
What written language did they develop? (TXTBK)
Name the two tales in literature that the Aryans developed. What did they mean?