Archaeology of the Indus River Valley
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Archaeology of the Indus River Valley
Directions: Pretend you are an archaeologist looking for clues of a civilization along the Indus River Valley. Using pages 472-476 in your text, answer the following questions to explore early Indus cultures and collect evidence of whether it was an advanced civilization. You will be attempting to answer the essential question:
Was the Indus River Valley an advanced civilization?
First, answer the following questions:
What is archaeology?
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What is the present day country of the Indus civilization?
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What is the approximate latitude and longitude of the 2 archaeology finds? (Page 471)
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What are the names of the 2 largest cities of the Harappan civilization?
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What were the approximate dates the civilization existed?
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Now it is time to give evidence suggesting that the Harappan civilization was an advanced civilization. Looking through pages 472-476, please research evidence of civilization. You should be able to provide 9 pieces of supporting evidence.
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What do you think happened to the Harappan civilization?
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Why might we not know as much about this civilization as we do about Ancient Egypt or Mesopotamia?
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Now read about the Aryan society on pages 476-477
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From what sources does most of our information about the Aryans come? What are these?
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How was the Aryan political system different from the Harappan?
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What was a raja? ______
What was the ancient language the Aryan people spoke? ______
Though it is no longer spoken, this language is considered what?
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