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The Rivers and Ancient Empires of

China and India

6History-Social

Science Standards 6.5.1. and 6.6.1.

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Lesson 1 The Fertile Fields of Asia

1 River Systems of the World 3

2 Indus River Valley 4

3 Ganges River Valley 5

4 Huang He River Valley 6

Lesson 2 Rivers and Monsoons

5 Physical Map of Asia 7

6 The Water Cycle 8

7 Monsoon Song 9

8 Asian Monsoon Wind Flow 10

Lesson 3 Goods to Grow Civilizations

9 Looking at Natural Resources and Rivers 11

10 Natural Resources and Rivers 12

11 The Indus River Valley—Suited for Civilization 13

12 Early Indus River Valley Civilization 14

13 Early Settlements Along the Ganges 15

14 The Indus and Ganges River Valleys 16

15 Natural Resources: Indus and Ganges River Valleys 17

16 Ecosystem Services 18

17 The Huang He River Valley 19

18 Natural Resources of the Huang He Valley 1 20



21 Natural Resources and Rivers Chart 23

Contents

Lesson 4 Ancient River Settlements of Northern India

22 Sacred Rivers 24

Lesson 5 The Huang He and the Shang Dynasty

23 Oracle Bones 1 25



26 The Empire During the Shang Dynasty 28

Lesson 6 Our Use of Rivers Today

27 The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta 29

Science Background Introducing a River System

28 The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta 30

CALIFORNIA EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE I Unit 6.5.1. and 6.6.1. I The Rivers and Ancient Empires of China and India I Visual Aids 3

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1. Yukon River 8. Parana River 15. Danube River 22. Ganges River

2. Mackenzie River 9. Zambezi River 16. Volga River 23. Indus River

3. Sacramento/San Joaquin Rivers 10. Congo River 17. Ob River 24. Mekong River

4. Rio Grande River 11. Niger River 18. Yenisei River 25. Darling River

5. Mississippi River 12. Nile River 19. Lena River 26. Murray River

6. Ohio River 13. Euphrates River 20. Huang He River

7. Amazon River 14. Tigris River 21. Yangzi River

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The Water Cycle

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Monsoon Song

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A barahmasa is an Indian folk song about the seasons. There are thousands of barahmasas from all parts of India. One of the most famous is the Monsoon Song.

Monsoon Songby Guru Dev Rabindranath Tagore

After the long hot burning tropical summer, When the dark clouds of rain make the first

appearance on the far side of the horizon, One’s heart is at once filled with joy and hope. And then comes the rains, soaking the earth

and the human soul.

My mind flies with the clouds in infinite space

To the musical accompaniment of Shravana rains.

It takes wings and flies with the wild ducks

And loses itself in the ecstasy of turbulent nature.

Mon Mor Megher Sangi

mon more meghero sangee, ude chale dig digantero panenishimo shunne shrabano barshano sangeete rimijhim rimijhim rimijhim.

mon more hansha balakar pakhay jaye udekachito kachito chakito tarito – aaloke.jhanjhano manjeero bajay jhanjha rudra

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kolo – kolo kolo mondirenirjharinee dak dyay pralaya aaobhane. bayu bahe purba samudra hote uchchhala chhalo chhalo tatinee tarange.

mon more dhaye tari matto prabahetal – tamalo – aranneykhubdha shakhar andolaney.•


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Looking at Natural Resources and Rivers

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The following presentation identifies the importance of water and

major river systems to human life and ancient civilizations in India

and China, and provides examples of the natural resources upon

which early civilizations in these areas relied.


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Natural Resources and Rivers

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The Indus, Ganges, and Huang He


Natural Resources and Rivers

The Indus, Ganges, and Huang He

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The Indus River Valley—Suited for Civilization

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Early Settlements Along the Ganges

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Ecosystem Goods:■ ■■ Indus and Ganges rivers:

fresh water and fish

■ ■■ Himalaya Mountains: forests of cedar trees

■ ■■ Floodplains: fertile, alluvial soil, good for growing crops, such as wheat, barley, millet, peas, sesame seeds, dates, and cotton

■ ■■ Rivers: soil, mud for bricks for building houses and walls

Himalaya Mountains

Millet


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Natural Resources: Indus and Ganges River Valleys

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■ ■■ Thar Desert: gemstones (lapis lazuli, turquoise)

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Ecosystem Services

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■ ■■ The Indus and Ganges rivers: transportation

■ ■■ Himalaya Mountains: protection, climate

■ ■■ Monsoon rains: fed the rivers

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■ ■■ Huang He River: water for crops, animals, and humans; fish

■ ■■ Fertile (“loess”) soil: agriculture, clay

■ ■■ Pine trees: buildings, carvings used for decoration

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■ ■■ Silk worms: silk fabrics

■ ■■ Jade: jewelry

■ ■■ Bronze: ritual vases and vessels

■ ■■ Animals: sport (hunting), labor

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The most important part of the Chinese economy was agriculture. People used water from the Huang He River. Farming was considered sacred. Some farmers burned crops to please the gods or communicate with them. The main crops were millet, wheat, barley, and later, rice.


Natural Resource Economy Government Religion Culture

Silk (worms) They sold and traded silk.

Leaders controlled trade.

Silk cloth was highly prized by the wealthy.

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Natural Resources and Rivers Chart

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“Sindhu [the Indus River] in might surpasses all the streams that flow. Varuna [a god] cut the channels for thy forward course, O Sindhu, when thou rannest on to win the race. Thou speedest o’er precipitous ridges of the earth, when thou art Lord and Leader of these moving floods.”

“Like floods of rain that fall in thunder from the cloud, so Sindhu rushes on bellowing like a bull.”

“Flashing and whitely-gleaming in her mightiness, she moves along her ample volumes through the realms. Most active of the active, Sindhu unrestrained, like to a dappled mare, beautiful, fair to see.”

“So have I praised its power, mighty and unrestrained, of independent glory, roaring as it runs.”

Quotes from the Rig Veda, Book 10

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Sacred Rivers

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The Indus and Ganges rivers are mentioned in many sacred scriptures of Hinduism:

•“Ganga [the river goddess] cast each of [her sons] into the Ganges at birth, so that they could quickly return to heaven.”

Quote from Mahabharata, Book 16


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The Empire During the Shang Dynasty

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