Big History 1: Indus Valley (India)

Around 1800 B.C, one of the most advanced ancient civilizations came to an end and its cities abandoned. We look at the Indus valley civilization that existed in present day India and Pakistan, and what led to its downfall. Includes video

An interactive adventure. Travel to the border between India and Pakistan, as you discover vocabulary with definitions, photos & more.

This interactive site offers students an online glossary, as well as a game of matching pieces of pottery, spending the day with the maker's son, and exploring the ancient city of Mohenjo-daro.

Ethnographic site explores famous Mohenjo Daro through 103 indexed slides, some never published before, and an illustrated essay.

Well done site presents information on an archaeological dig near the village of Bagasra in the Indus Valley. Discover the mysteries they have uncovered through narrative and slides of the dig and the artifacts.

A beautiful slideshow of the ancient Indus civilization. Be sure to click on Parts II thru V for information and slides on additional excavations.

A history professor provides a brief timeline of the history of India and Southeast Asia.

A very lengthy and very detailed overview of the country of Pakistan. Content includes a country profile, as well as long look at Pakistan's history, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security.

This web-article is on an archaeological excavation at Rojdi, India, believed to be a site of the Harappan civilization. Findings at the Rojdi dig, which include houses, courtyards, food-storage areas, and animal remains, reveal information on the living, farming, and eating habits of these ancient Harappan people.

This site from the North Park University includes a brief description of Harappan civilization, including the trade carried on between the Harappan and other ancient civilizations.

Lengthy illustrated notes, to accompany a university-level course, on the rise and spread of civilization in India and China.

Lengthy but impressive overview of Ancient civilizations with timelines and charts comparing advancements in development. This lecture advances the idea that the first American civilizations developed not much later than civilizations on other continents. This idea casts doubt on proposition racial inferiority of American indigenous people. Click the highlighted "Timeline" under the "Later Civilizations" heading.