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Ancient South Asia: The Indus Valley and Vedic Society

6th Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS

11 lessons

Goal

Analyze the urban planning, technological innovations, social structures, and economic networks of the Indus Valley civilization and early Vedic society.

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  1. The Indus Valley Environment and Early IndiaUp next
  2. Planned Cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-DaroNot started yet
  3. Sanitation Engineering and Public Baths in the Indus ValleyNot started yet
  4. Craft Specialization, Metallurgy, and Weights in the Indus ValleyNot started yet
  5. Indus Valley Seals and Undeciphered ScriptNot started yet
  6. Maritime and Overland Trade From the Indus to MesopotamiaNot started yet
  7. Theories on the Decline of the Indus Valley CivilizationNot started yet
  8. The Indo-Aryan Migrations and the Vedic PeriodNot started yet
  9. Oral Traditions, Sanskrit, and the Sacred VedasNot started yet
  10. The Origins and Structure of the Caste SystemNot started yet
  11. Social Roles and Daily Life in Vedic SocietyYou are here
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Learning standards covered

us-ma7.T1.2.eMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

the development of the caste system in India

us-ma7.T1.2Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Describe important economic, political, and religious developments in Indian and Central Asian history and evaluate the ways in which they conform to or differ from developments in societies in other regions of the world.