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Geography - the presence of geographic boundaries and political institutions

1.  Identify where India is in relation to the rest of the world.

2.  Identify major land formations within the immediate region.

3. How were the political boundaries determined?

Online Resources

http://www.penncharter.com/Student/india/geo/index.html

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/ANCINDIA/HISTORY.HTM

Economy - an economy that produces food surpluses.

1.  What foods did they consume?

2.  What natural resources allowed their agriculture to be successful?

3.  What jobs became part of the food process?

Online Resources

http://www.penncharter.com/Student/india/daily/index.html
http://www.penncharter.com/Student/india/ind/index.html

http://www.investindia.com/newsite/ancient/ancient.htm

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/ANCINDIA/HISTORY.HTM

Division of Labor - existence of social classes

1.  What new jobs were created?

2.  How did society organize itself?

3.  Create a flow chart describing the division of labor.

Online Resources

http://www.penncharter.com/Student/india/social/index.html

http://www.investindia.com/newsite/ancient/ancient.htm

http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Indialife.html#INDUS

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/ANCINDIA/HISTORY.HTM

Culture - developed systems of religion, learning, art, and arcitecture.

1.  How did religion influence this society?

2.  How was knowledge passed on from generation to generation?

3.  Find a piece of artwork that represents this society?

4.  Find a picture of architecture that represents this society.

Online resources

http://www.penncharter.com/Student/india/cult/index.html
http://www.penncharter.com/Student/india/daily/index.html

http://www.metatron.se/galind.html

http://www.investindia.com/newsite/ancient/ancient.htm

http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Indialife.html#INDUS

http://www.uni-giessen.de/~gk1415/indus.htm

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/ANCINDIA/HISTORY.HTM

Writing - a system of record keeping.

1.  Did this society have a system of record keeping.

2.  What evidence exists of a written language?

3.  What is the purpose of record keeping?

Online Resources

http://www.investindia.com/newsite/ancient/ancient.htm

http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Indialife.html#INDUS

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/ANCINDIA/HISTORY.HTM

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