The Indus River Valley

By Victoria Lynn Pelkey

4 old river valleysthis picture is of the four old river valley cultures.

Food&Cooking

• "In the year 2,000 b.c and earlier most people believed in the Ayveredic Tradition of cooking.  This tradition takes a holistic approach to cooking, meaning that everything we eat affects both our body and mind, and  therefore food should be pure, from nature and balanced."

Food and cooking

• The core balance consist of balancing the six tastes  sour,salty,pungent,bitter, and astringent. These tastes relate to the attributes of Essance and effect."

Food and cooking

•     "The caste system is a a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity, a developed at this point in time, dividing food habits of people at thibroadly by caste for example the Brathmins for the most part were vegetarians while like the Khaatriyas were non vegetarians."

• this system is very well organized and ran through the whole Indus river valley.

 Architecture

•Extensive town planning was the characteristic of this civilization, which is evident from the gridiron pattern for the layout of cities,

 Architecture

•some with fortifications and the elaborate drainage and water management systems.

Architecture– The houses were built of baked The houses were built of baked

bricks, which is rare in bricks, which is rare in contemporary civilizations at contemporary civilizations at Mesopotamia and Egypt. Bricks of Mesopotamia and Egypt. Bricks of fixed sizes, as well as stone and fixed sizes, as well as stone and wood were also used for building. wood were also used for building. Buildings in the lower area are Buildings in the lower area are rather monotonous, being mainly rather monotonous, being mainly functional rather than decorative. functional rather than decorative. But many houses are two storied. But many houses are two storied. The most imposing of the buildings The most imposing of the buildings is the Great Bath of Mohenjodaro. is the Great Bath of Mohenjodaro. It is 54.86 meters long and 32.91 It is 54.86 meters long and 32.91 meters wide and with 2.43 meters meters wide and with 2.43 meters thick outer walls. The Bath had thick outer walls. The Bath had galleries and rooms on all sides.galleries and rooms on all sides.

ArchitectureArchitecture

• Among India's ancient architectural Among India's ancient architectural remains, the most characteristic are remains, the most characteristic are the temples, Chaityas, Viharas, the temples, Chaityas, Viharas, Stupas and other religious structures. Stupas and other religious structures. In ancient India, temple architecture In ancient India, temple architecture of high standard developed in almost of high standard developed in almost all regions. all regions.

ArchitectureArchitecture

• The Rock-cut structures present the The Rock-cut structures present the most spectacular piece of ancient most spectacular piece of ancient Indian art specimen. Most of the Indian art specimen. Most of the rock-cut structures were related to rock-cut structures were related to various religious communities. various religious communities.

ArchitectureArchitecture

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• This is a very good movie about This is a very good movie about ancient Indian Architecture.ancient Indian Architecture.

• "Ancient Indians were good farmers. "Ancient Indians were good farmers. They kept cow, pigs, buffalo and They kept cow, pigs, buffalo and sheep.sheep.

Economics and tradeEconomics and trade

• there have always been a there have always been a lot of Indians involved in lot of Indians involved in trade too, because India is trade too, because India is between between ChinaChina and West and West Asia and Europe. From the Asia and Europe. From the Harappan period on, Harappan period on, Indian people were selling Indian people were selling West Asian things like West Asian things like gold to people in China, gold to people in China, and Chinese things like and Chinese things like silk and pottery to people silk and pottery to people in West Asia. in West Asia.

  GeographyGeography

•   The story of Indus valley civilization, The story of Indus valley civilization, also known as Harappan civilization, also known as Harappan civilization, is a story of a people intricately tied is a story of a people intricately tied to their environment. The geography to their environment. The geography of India is one of great extremes, of India is one of great extremes, encompassing desert, mountains, encompassing desert, mountains, forest, and jungle. forest, and jungle.