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General Links - Indus Valley [Harappan] Civilization
General Links - Indus Valley [Harappan] Civilization
Ancient History Encyclopedia: Ancient India (great overview!)
Ancient History Encyclopedia: Indus Valley Civilization (great overview!)
BBC Bitesize: Indus Valley Civilization
Crash Course History VIDEO: Indus Valley
History for Kids: Ancient India for Kids (scroll to find different topics)
Mr. Donn: India (Some links include modern India.)
PBS: The Story of India: Timeline (Note: You can click the timeline for more info.)
USH: Indus Valley Civilization (great overview!)
**Helpful Research Notes**
**Helpful Research Notes**
DATES: Try to focus ONLY on the Indus Valley Civilization, the Mauryan Period, or the Gupta Period in your research. All were important developmental periods in Ancient India. Anything after those is no longer considered "ancient." Here is a TIMELINE from the Ancient History Encyclopedia to help.
LOCATION: The Indus Valley Civilization, and much of India, was located in an area that shares land with modern-day Pakistan. Don't get confused or skip past great information if the text mentions Pakistan - it still applies! Country borders have changed a LOT over time.
Lenses
Lenses
Cultural
Cultural
Daily Life
Recreation
Crash Course VIDEO: Ancient Sanskrit Theater
Google Arts: Voices of India -Theater
Google Arts: The Four Paths of Yoga
Clothing
Google Arts: 15 Variations on the Sari (important cultural garment from India)
Food, Shelter
AHE: Harappa Architecture/Town Planning (scroll to Houses section)
Nat Geo VIDEO: Mohenjo Daro 101
Education
Work
Communication
NOTE: "scripts" are a type of writing style using letters and sounds instead of pictures. It's a big deal for a society to develop a writing system reflecting their real language with an alphabet and sounds, instead of using pictures!
BBC: Indus Valley Artifacts (writing)
TedED VIDEO: Rosetta Stone for Indus Script
Mass Communication
Google Arts: Cosmology to Cartography (communicating with maps)
Google Arts: The Origins of Scripts
Social Structure
Social Structure
eBook: Everyday Life in Ancient India
eBook: Exploring Ancient India
Roles
Role of the Individual (Look below for info about the Caste System also!)
BBC Bitesize: Everyday Life in Indus Valley
BBC Bitesize: Indus Valley VIDEO (4 mins)
Google Arts: 15 Variations on the Sari (important cultural garment from India)
**Important to Know: India's Caste System**
Ancient History Encyclopedia: Caste System
BBC News: What is India’s Caste System?
Jati: The Caste System of India
Mr. Donn: India’s Caste System
Religions & Beliefs
Religions & Beliefs
Focus on: Hinduism, and then Buddhism (Islam and Sikhism came much later in India's history)
eBook: Myths of the World: Ancient India
Hinduism: Documents
Crash Course VIDEO: Indian Pantheons
Crash Course VIDEO: Rama and the Ramayana
Hinduism: Practices
Ancient History Encyclopedia: Brahmanism
Ancient History Encyclopedia: Hinduism
AHE: Religious Developments of Ancient India
Asia Society: Religions of South Asia
Nat Geo VIDEO: Indus Valley Cemetery
Hinduism: Places of Worship
AHE: Ganges River (sacred to Hindus)
BBC VIDEO: Source of the Ganges
Hinduism: Symbols
Google Arts: Celebrating Ganesha (Hindu god)
Google Arts: The Four Paths of Yoga
Khan Academy VIDEO: Hindu Gods Overview
Nat Geo VIDEO: Hindu Interpretation of Creation
Buddhism: Documents
TedED VIDEO: Philosophy of the Buddha
Buddhism: Places of Worship
AHE: Religious Developments of Ancient India
USH: The Rise and Spread of Buddhism
Buddhism: Practices
TedED VIDEO: Philosophy of the Buddha
Buddhism: Symbols
AHE: Siddhartha Gautama (the real Buddha!)
Arts
Google Arts & Culture: India Portal (lots!)
Google Arts: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent
Literature
Asia Society: Ramayana Great Epic
Crash Course VIDEO: Rama and the Ramayana
Google Arts: Voices of India -Theater (written plays)
Music
Google Arts: Female Musicians in Temple Art
Google Arts: Voices of India - Hindustani Music
Ideas & Philosophy
Crash Course VIDEO: Buddha & Ashoka
Google Arts: The Four Paths of Yoga
TedED VIDEO: Philosophy of the Buddha
Inventions & Innovations
AHE: Harappa Architecture/Town Planning
AHE VIDEO: Indus Valley Civilization
Asia Society: Math, Science, + Tech in India
Crash Course History VIDEO: Indus Valley
Crash Course History VIDEO: Science in India
Nat Geo VIDEO: Mohenjo Daro 101
TedED VIDEO: Ingenuity of Water Harvesting
TedED VIDEO: Magic of Vedic Math
Architecture
Ancient History Encyclopedia: Hindu Architecture
AHE: Harappa Architecture/Town Planning
Google Arts: A Journey Across India
Nat Geo VIDEO: Mohenjo Daro 101
Geographic
Geographic
NOTE: Two major Indus cities (Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro) are located what is now in modern-day Pakistan. It might help to look up those sites.)
Location/Maps and Visual Representation
Environment
Human-Environment Interactions
AHE: Harappa Architecture/Town Planning
Google Arts: Fauna of Indian Subcontinent (impact on animals!)
Google Arts: Nalanda - From Mound to Monument
LiveScience: Collapse Explained (environmental issues led to the fall of the Indus!)
Nat Geo VIDEO: Mohenjo Daro 101
TedED VIDEO: Ingenuity of Water Harvesting
Movement
AHE: Map of Indo-European Migrations
AHE: Cultural Links Between India & the Greco-Roman World
Google Arts: A Journey Across India
Civic
Civic
Types of Leaders (Religious leaders, Emperors)
Note: For a long time, religious leaders had way more power and influence than political leaders. Political leaders had to be very tolerant of other religions to survive, especially when Buddhism emerged.
AHE: Chandragupta Maurya (unifying leader)
AHE: Ashoka the Great (famous leader who spread Buddhism)
Crash Course History VIDEO: Buddha & Ashoka
Types of Government
**Important to Know: India's Caste System**
Ancient History Encyclopedia: Caste System
BBC News: What is India’s Caste System?
Jati: The Caste System of India
Mr. Donn: India’s Caste System
Laws
Rights & Responsibilities
Citizen Engagement
Military & Civil Servants
Economic
Economic
Businesses
Jobs
BBC Bitesize: Indus Valley VIDEO (4 mins)
Crash Course History VIDEO: Indus Valley
Currency
AHE: Gold Coin - Gupta Period (later development)
BBC Bitesize: Everyday Life in Indus Valley (info on trade, jobs, currency)
Trade
AHE: Map of Indo-European Migrations
AHE: Cultural Links Between India & the Greco-Roman World
LiveScience: How Ancient Trade Changed the World
Resources
Global Markets
Modern India
Modern India
Tip: Start with CultureGrams or Encyclopedia Britannica in the LMC Databases!
BBC Country Profile: Modern India
Google Arts 360 Video - Incredible India (great overview!)
Google Arts & Culture: Incredible India Collection (many links to peruse)
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