The Indus Valley Civilization developed between 3250-3000 BC along the Indus River valley. Major sites included Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro in modern-day Pakistan. The cities had advanced architecture, including citadels and lower towns divided by wide, planned streets. Harappan cities featured impressive public buildings and water supply systems. The civilization traded with Mesopotamia and Egypt and had a sophisticated culture, crafting artifacts out of materials like bronze, terracotta and stone. The Indus Valley Civilization was a highly developed ancient culture centered around the Indus River valley.

1. Indus Valley Civilization
Charles Grand John

2. WHAT WE WILL LEARN
• Introduction
• Origin
• Architecture
• Building
• Culture
• Key events in history

3. INTRODCUTION
• Between 3250-3000bc
•It is the same period of
EGYPTIAN, BABYLONIAN,
MESOPTAMIAN CIVILIZATION.
•These are called as ANCIENT
WEST ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS

4. WHAT WE WILL LEARN
• Introduction
• Origin
• Key events in history
• Architecture
• Building
• Culture

5. INTRODCUTION
•What is Civilization?
A.The process by which a
society or place reaches an
advanced stage of social
and cultural development
and organization.

6. INTRODCUTION
•What is Civilization?
B. Civilization (or civilisation) comes
from the Latin word civis meaning
someone who lives in a town. ...
A civilization is generally an advanced
stage of organisation. That means it has
laws, culture, a regular way of getting food
and protecting the people.

7. INTRODCUTION
• Civilization brings people under one
place
• Civilization makes people move from
their thinking
• Else people will be living in a jungle,
forest.

8. INTRODCUTION
• Civilization brings people under one
place
• Civilization makes people move from
their thinking
• Else people will be living in a jungle,
forest.

9. INTRODCUTION
• DAYARAM SAHANI and other
archaeologist in the year 1920 in his
archaeological dig found the two ancient
sites of the Indus valley civilization. They
are
• HARAPPA, MOHENJODARO
• Mortimer wheeler, R.D Banerjee,
Sir.John Marshall, Alexander
Cunningham,

10. INTRODCUTION
•Due to this excavation, we
were able to find out the
civilization that was
flourishing around 3500BC on
the bank of the river INDUS.

11. ORIGIN- Settlement patterns
•Throughout the Indus River
area, evidences suggest that
almost 13lakh square
kilometres were occupied by
these settlers

12. ORIGIN
•The civilization extended to an
area bigger than present day
Pakistan. Majority of these are
located in Kashmir, Punjab,
Rajasthan.

13. ORIGIN
• The Harappan culture was spread
across many parts of India.
• SINDH, BALUCHISTAN, PUNJAB,
HARYANA, WESTERN UP,
JAMMU, NORTHERN
RAJASTHAN, GUJARAT and
NORTHERN MAHARASTRA.

14. ORIGIN
• Indus valley civilization is a bronze
age civilization.
• It was located in the north west
region of India.
• Most of the Harappan settlements
were found near River Saraswati-
it was called as Indus-Saraswati
civilization.

15. ARCHITECTURE
• The cities that were built during this
civilization reflects exemplary
construction skills.
• The cities were divided into upper
and lower parts.
• The upper part was built on raised
platforms which is called citadel.

16. ARCHITECTURE
• Citadel is a fortified structure,
designed to provide protection during
a battle.
• This part includes, public building,
granary, the great bath, workshops
and religious building, s

17. ARCHITECTURE
• In the Lower part – People loved and
carried a professional work,
• Whenever the city is attacked,
flooded, threatened, the people of the
lower city found shelter in the citadel.
• Below the granary were the big
loading base to get all food to the top.

18. ARCHITECTURE
• In the Lower part – People loved and
carried a professional work,
• Whenever the city is attacked,
flooded, threatened, the people of the
lower city found shelter in the citadel.
• Below the granary were the big
loading base to get all food to the top.

19. Architecture
• One of the most Popular features of the
Harapan civilization is the GREAT
BATH.
• The structure of the swimming pool is
the example of their great engineering.
• The size is 7mtr wide and 12mtr long and
3mtr deep. It is boarded by steps to
enter and exit.

20. Architecture
• One of the most Popular features of the
Harapan civilization is the GREAT
BATH.
• The structure of the swimming pool is
the example of their great engineering.
• The size is 7mtr wide and 12mtr long
and 3mtr deep. It is boarded by steps
to enter and exit.

21. Architecture
• The bath was set around by porticos
and rooms.
• There was also an arrangement made
to sent hot water to the pool.
• Water was sent from a large well near
the adjacent room.
• There was a CORBELLED drain to
discard water.

22. Architecture
• The lower city of the Mohenjo-Daro
was properly planned.
• The streets ran straight with building
on either side.
• The streets were 10mtrs wide.
• Houses were built on both sides of the
streets.

23. Architecture
• Some houses had two story building.
• Windows and plasters were done for
housing with painting.
• Drains connected to the street drains.
• Some houses had their own wells.
• These kind of houes were belonged to
rich merchants and high class people.

24. GEOGRAPHY of INDUS VALLEY
• Archaeological evidences of such urban
centres have been found plenty in
Harappa, Mohenjo-daro and Lothal
(Gujarat)
• Amri, Kot Diji (Pakistan),
Kalibangan(Rajasthan) Ropar (Punjab)
and Banawali (Haryana) cradled
Harappan civilisation and nurtured it.

25. Civilization
1. These civilizations took place
near the rivers of the world. Main
reason were availability of water,
fertile soil, ideal climate and easy
movement. These were called
River valley civilization.

26. Civilization
2. Archaeologist have identified,
Indus valley near River INDUS,
Mesopotamian Sea civilization
near Iraq, Nile river for Egypt,
Hwang Ho river civilization in
China.

27. Civilization
• Indus valley civilization is the oldest
and largest civilization that has
happened in the history of mankind.
• This civilization has existed from
2750BC -1750BC.
• This is also Harappan Civilization, as
the excavations done at Harappa
were among the first.

28. ART and CRAFT
• Ancient People belonging to Hrapan
civilzation used Copper, Bronze and
improvised stone tools
• They melted these metals and made
several toys and statues
• Crafts were made of bronze metal in
large number.

29. ART and CRAFT
• They comprised of Dancing girls,
chariots, carts and animals.
• Terrocota figures (made of burnt clay)
were generally made for goddesses and
gods
• Toys made of Terrocotta comprising
animals, and carts were plenty
• Seals having images of gods like Shiva,
Pashupati, birds & animals were also
found

30. THANK YOU
SHALOM