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Ancient Indus Valley and Early India

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

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Analyze the urban planning of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, the Vedic period, and the classical Maurya and Gupta Empires.

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  4. Trade Routes Connecting Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Indus ValleyNot started yet
  5. Environmental Factors in the Decline of the Indus CitiesNot started yet
  6. The Vedic Period and Sanskrit LiteratureNot started yet
  7. The Caste System and Varna StructureYou are here
  8. The Maurya Empire and Ashoka's EdictsNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-ut6.1.1Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Discern characteristics needed for the transformation from simple societies to civilizations, and compare those characteristics in at least three different ancient civilizations found in different regions of the world (for example, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River Valley, China, Inca, Aztec, Persia, Greece, Carthage, Gupta, Rome).