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ANCIENT INDIA: INDUS VALLEY

CIVILZATION

UNIT 2.1 – GEOGRAPHY & TIMELINE OF ANCIENT INDIA


WEEK 2
Learning Objectives

01 Discuss the Geography and Timeline of Ancient India.


MAP
Timeline of Ancient India
Indus and Ganges River Valleys
Geography
• Indian sub-continent surrounded by Arabian
Sea, Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal.
• Three geographical regions of India:
the Himalayas, the Indo-Gangetic Plain, and
the Deccan Plateau.
• Indo-Gangetic Plain: largest alluvial plain
irrigated by Indus, Ganges and Brahmapu-
tra Rivers.
Resources and References
• Reading material
- Glance of World History Across Time, The Early Ages – Kentucky Edition,
Chapter 6: Early India
- Ancient Civilizations – India by Wendy Conklin
- World History: Ancient Civilizations, Chapter 7: Ancient India
- The Culture and Civilization of Ancient India in Historical Outline by D.D. Kosambi

• Web
https://www.ancient.eu/timeline/india/

• YouTube Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APm0hW_EvLU

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