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1. www.learnanywhere.co.uk History at Key Stage 2 Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation?

2. 2500-1500 BC: Indus Valley 1666: The Great Fire of London Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation? When was the Indus Valley civilisation? AD BC 2500 3000 2000 4000 3500 1500 1500 1000 2000 1000 500 0 500 1000 BC – 323 BC: Ancient Greece 790-1060s: The Viking Age 55 BC - 400 AD: Roman Britain 3100 BC – 1069 BC: Ancient Egypt Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation?

3. Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation? Where was the Indus Valley civilisation? The Indus valley was in Asia, in parts of what are now India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Click to have a closer look: The Indus river Afghanistan The area where the Indus Valley civilisation was is shown in bright green Harappa India Pakistan Mohenjo-Daro Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation?

4. Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation? What was the environment like in the Indus Valley? Why do you think people would want to settle in the Indus valley? Mountains Hills River How do you think the environmental features would affect the lives of people living here? Desert Sea Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation?

5. Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation? How was the Indus Valley civilisation discovered? In 1920-1921 the first evidence of the Indus Valley civilisation was discovered. It was a set of engraved seals found near the town of Harappa, like the ones shown in the picture Following this discovery, a team of archaeologists including Rakhal Das Banerjee, John Marshall, E.J.H Mackay and M.S.Vats excavated the area and found the remains of buildings and streets. It soon became clear that what they had found was evidence of an ancient civilisation. Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation?

6. Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation? What do streets and buildings tell us about life in Mohenjo-Daro? Straight streets between houses Houses built in straight lines Clay bricks baked in the sun City gate Drains Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation?

7. Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation? What do pictures of artefacts tell us about life in Mohenjo-Daro? Choose a picture of an artefact and write a description of it. In your description you may want to mention: The size and shape of the artefact The colour of the artefact How the artefact is decorated What you think it might have been used for Reasons why you think it was used for this purpose Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation?

8. Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation? What sort of written evidence is there of the Indus Valley civilisation? The Indus Valley civilisation’s system of writing was based on pictures, called ideograms. Each ideogram could have several different meanings. Can you think of examples of how we use pictures or ideograms to communicate nowadays? Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation?

9. Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation? How can the fish ideogram be interpreted? The fish ideogram could have two meanings: Star Fish Why do you think the fish ideogram might have the meaning ‘star’? The Indus Valley people believed that the stars were like fish swimming in the night sky. Unit 16: How can we find out about the Indus Valley civilisation?

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