Indus Valley Culture
By Lily Hagan, Kerri Hughes, and Caitlin Kinney
Introduction Paragraph
Culture is a very important aspect of the Indus Valley civilization. Indus Valley has a long line of history. For one thing, they have their own writing system. That writing system is so intense people today cannot crack it. Indus Valley civilization is one of the first civilizations to come together. Religion controlled and determined most of the daily life activities. Writing changed the way business dealings were done and history was kept. Architecture impacted the study of mathematics, science and engineering. Innovations allowed for the creation of job specialization and a wider gap between social classes. Achievements paved the way for more complex economics and military systems of the civilization. The culture developments during the River Valley civilizations made the largest impact on the people.
Writing
Atmosphere
Writing
Community
Artifact
Drawing
Location
Jewelry
Pottery
Fact List~Writing
Harappans spoke Hinduism and also developed India’s first writing system
Scholars have not yet learned this language so we know very little about society symbols
The first Aryan settlers did not read or write
They memorized the poems and hymns that were important in their culture
If people forgot these poems they would be lost forever
Innovations
Innovations
A cast was a way of organizing people and giving them a place in society from the time they were born.
Each child belonged to the cast to which their parents are in. You could not marry someone from another cast.
In Fact you couldn’t even talk to them!
Order of the Cast System
Brahmans- They were priests, scholars, and teachers
Kshatrija- Warriors and Kings
Vaysalla- Farmers, artisans, and Merchants
Sudra- Servants
Diliets- were not even considered to be part of the class