Work as part of a group of four students to research different aspects of life in Ancient India. Each person in the group researches two of the following categories below: art, caste system, daily life, geography, government, history, and religion.
The group then pulls their information together to create a project that answers the question on how people lived in Ancient India:
• report in essay form
• newsletter
• poster with presentation
Ancient Indian Architecture The existence of cities on the scale of Mohenjodaro is proof that a systematised and highly developed technique of architecture existed 5000 years ago.
Daily life in ancient India This site shares daily life in three major time periods of ancient India history; the Indus Valley Civilization, the Vedic & Epics Periods, and the Age of Empires.
Ancient Indus Valley Here is introductory information on the history and geography of the Indus Valley civilizations. The excellent photos will make you feel like you are visiting Ancient India.
The Indus Valley Civilization Describes the earliest traces of civilization in the Indian subcontinent that are found in places along, or close, to the Indus river.