2. Indus Valley rivers
• The two rivers that were the location for the
early river valley civilization in India were
the Ganges River and the Indus River.
3. Agriculture in India
• Around 3200 B.C., people started farming
in villages along the Indus River. This was
the Indian version of the Neolithic
Revolution (agricultural revolution)
4. Geography of India
• Located south of Himalayan Mountains did
provide isolation between India and China.
• The Hindu Kush didn’t provide complete
isolation because of the mountain passes.
Northern India contains two rivers (Indus
and Ganges)
5. Monsoon
• These are the seasonal winds dominate
India’s climate.
• From October to May they blow dry winds
to India.
• Starting in the middle of June, the winds
change bringing much rain to the area.
6. Harappa
• Is one of the major cities of the Indus River
civilization.
• Some of the similarities with the cities in
Sumer, flooding could be destructive and
unpredictable.
• They traded with the Sumerians.
• They both had polytheistic religions.
7. Harappa cities
• What made the
Harappa’s cities
unique for early
civilization was that
the grid like layout of
their streets.
• They used oven baked
bricks for building.
• Underground sewer
system.
8. Shang
• Shang Dynasty was the 1st dynasty
recorded.
• The Mandate from heaven was if a ruler
was fair and just he would have divine
approval to rule.
• China also had the longest continuous
civilization in the world.
9. Chinese writing
• Writing 1st Writing
was carving on bones
or tortoise shells
10. Chinese Culture
• Social
• Family was most important in Chinese
society
• Elder men controlled family life
• Girls have arranged marriages at 13-16
11. Shang Technology
• Shang had bronze for
tools and weapons and
the production of silk.
12. Dynastic cycle
• Dynastic Cycle
formed-rise, decline,
and replacement of
Chinese dynasties
13. Caste system in India
• Over the years many
rules were made for
how people in theses
classes or castes could
interact with each
other. People were
born into their caste
for life.
14. Reincarnation
• Hindus believe in
reincarnation. They
believe the soul is
born again into
another body after
death. In the next life,
the soul has another
chance to learn its
lessons.
15. Untouchables
• Some “impure” people
lived outside the caste
system. They were
butchers, grave
diggers, and trash
collectors. Due to this
work being considered
unclean, they were
called untouchables.
16. Mahabharata
• The Magadha was a group
that won control over
almost all of India. The
epic poem Mahabharata
was written and tells of
the blending of cultures at
the time. It also sets down
ideals that were to become
important to Hindu life.
17. Epics
• The main purpose of the epics in ancient
society was to teach moral values of the
society.
18. Vedas
• This was sacred
literature of Hinduism.
• The Vedas are four
collections of prayers,
magical spells,
instructions for
performing rituals.
19. Upanishads
• From the vedas, the dialogue between
teacher and students were called the
upanishads.
• Basically the upanishads are a written
dialogue or discussion.
21. Karma
• According to Hindus,
how a person behaves
in one life has an
effect of the person’s
next life. This is the
soul’s karma – good
or bad deeds.
22. Founding of Buddhism
• Buddhism was started
around the same time
as Hinduism and
Jainism. It was started
around the 528 B.C.
by Siddhartha
Gautama.
• A polytheistic religion
23. Buddhism
• The ideas of Buddhism are eight fold path.
• Nirvana
• Four Noble truths
24. Eight fold path
• Buddha then began to
teach others on how to
attain enlightenment.
They were told to
follow a plan of
behavior called the
Eightfold Path.
25. Nirvana
• The eightfold path was
right views, right resolve,
right speech, right
conduct, right livelihood,
right effort, right
mindfulness, and right
concentration. This would
lead to nirvana or a
release from selfishness
and pain
26. Four noble truths
• Buddha first sermon became a landmark in
the history of the world’s religions.
• It laid out the four main ideas that he had
understood in his enlightenment called the
four noble truths.
27. Judaism
• Is a Monotheistic religion .
• The holy book (sacred text) is the Torah.
• Founded by Abraham
28. Ten commandants
• They are a moral code
that was passed from
god (Yahweh) to
Moses on Mount
Sinai.
