India is a country in southern Asia, surrounded on three sides by the Indian Ocean

Pakistan is a country in southern Asia that shares a border with India

a valley is a flat area of land where a river flows between hills or mountains

soil is fertile when it is very good for growing lots of healthy plants

The Indus Valley 

History

In ‘The earliest civilisations: the Indus and the Shang’ pupils were encouraged to develop their understanding of the concept of civilisation. In ‘Iron Age Britain: what have historians learnt about Iron Age Britain?’ pupils are now invited to contrast their strong understanding of early civilisations with Iron Age Britain.

In ‘Sumer and other early civilisations: what made them similar?’ pupils encountered multiple early civilisations in overview in order to strengthen the concept of civilisation and to make connections between these. In ‘The earliest civilisations: the Indus and the Shang’ they are encouraged to develop their understanding of this concept even further. 

The earliest civilisations: the Indus and the Shang 

Harappa was the first Indus Valley civilisation site to be excavated

Mohenjo-Daro was the second Indus Valley civilisation site to be excavated

the people who lived in the Indus Valley in ancient times are known as the Indus Valley civilisation

the act of separating the parts of a crop that can be eaten from the parts that can't is called threshing

a seal is a decorated object that is pushed into a soft material like wet clay or wax in order to leave an imprint of its design

Archaeology and the Indus

someone who buys and sells things is called a merchant

an artisan is someone very skilled at making things

Cities of the Indus Valley civilisation

art is the creation of things to be beautiful, using lots of skill

being able to do something very well from training or practice is called skill

when something is of great worth or value it is said to be precious

carnelian is a brownish-red mineral that is often used to make jewellery

Art in the Indus Valley Civilisation

a mystery is something that we aren't able to explain yet

a small statue or model of a person is called a figurine

a granary is a large building used to store grain from the harvest

The mysteries of the Indus Valley civilisation

people who dig in the ground for clues about people who lived in the past are archaeologists

a group of people who live together and follow the same ways of life and the same set of rules are a civilisation

The earliest civilisations: the Indus and the Shang

The Indus Valley civilisation: What have archaeologists found out about it?

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These lessons will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.