印度河流域文明英文介绍

ABiblioteka Baidu Physical Geography
The peoples of these coastal plains became sea traders
B. Climate
Two features dominate India’s climate: monsoons and high temperatures
B. Climate
Temperatures can reach 120º F in the IndoGangetic Plain
Aurangabad, India 15 C = 59 F 30 C = 86 F 45 C = 113 F
II. Early Civilizations in the Indus River Valley 2500 BC to 1500 BC – the Harappan Civilization developed in the Indus River valley
B. Climate
Monsoons - seasonal winds that blow from the NE Nov. to Mar. and from the SW June to Oct.
B. Climate
The NE (dry) monsoon drops moisture on the Himalayas before reaching India
Chapter 3: Ancient Indian Civilizations
Harappan Excavations
Section 1: Indus River Valley Civilization
The Story Continues Thousands of years ago near the Indus River valley there existed a village called Amri, whose citizens were makers of fine pottery. Indus River valley people like those in Amri helped lay the foundation for cultures in the modern countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
20cm = 7.9in
100cm = 39.4in
400cm = 13.2ft 800cm = 26.3ft 1000cm = 32.8ft
B. Climate
If the wet monsoon arrives late or brings little rain, crops fail; too much rain, flooding destroys the countryside
A. Physical Geography
High mountain ranges cut India off from immigrants and invaders
A. Physical Geography
Two great rivers - the Ganges and Indus – rise in the mountains and drain Indo-Gangetic Plain
Early settlements date to 7000 BC
B. Climate
The SW (wet) monsoon carries warm, moist air from the Indian Ocean and brings heavy rains
B. Climate
The wet monsoon brings most of the year’s rainfall and is important for agriculture
AIM: What have archeologists discovered about the early cities of the Indus River valley? Do Now: What is archeology? Why is it important in studying history? HW: Choose three objects that if found by archeologists would describe who you are. Draw these objects and explain why you chose them.
I. Geography and Climate
Indian civilization developed in the Indus River valley about 4,500 years ago
A. Physical Geography
The Indian subcontinent extends south from central Asia into the Indian Ocean
An artistic conception of ancient Lothal
II. Early Civilizations in the Indus River Valley The named derives from one of the two discovered cities - Harappa and Mohenjo Daro ("Mound of the Dead“)
A. Physical Geography
South of the I-G Plain is the Deccan Plateau, bordered by the Eastern and Western Ghats
A. Physical Geography
Narrow coastal plains lie along the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal