ANCIENT INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION | Indus Valley History for Kids. This Video is an Indus Valley Civilization homeschool history lesson for kids. The Ancient Indus Valley is know by some as the land of the known language. The lands of India and Pakistan have a long history full of mystery. Find out more about the Indus river, the mysterious Indus Script which has never been translated, the Indus seals featuring unicorns and other mystical animals, trade in the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, what crops and foods were grown and eaten in the Indus Valley, the copper age, the cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa, the great bath, the mysterious disappearance of the Harappan Civilization, and how amazing these ancient Indus Valley Civilization cities really were. Will we ever translate the Indus Script? Why did they have so much unicorn art? Seriously though, WHAT happened to the ancient Harappan people? What was the purpose of the great bath? Why did they disappear? Get curious about these history questions by watching the video.. Check out the Learni channel for more fun learning videos for kids. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCsgJJ5gGz0Blhhcl_34gMbA

The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the first civilizations in the world, a cradle of civilization. Nestled in the Indus River valley of modern day India and Pakistan, the Harappan people thrived from the Indus river and the yearly monsoon that filled it. An entire culture was built around this farmland with its own culture, traditions, and religion. Can the Ancient Indus Valley be called the land of the unknown language and unicorns?! Enjoy this crash course of Ancient Indus Valley Civilization History with fun animation to help kids learn about ancient history. Learn more Ancient Indian History below by checking out these great resources for homeschool learning and afterschool curiosity. Grades 4 through grade 8. History for kids made fun!

-The Story of the World volume 1: https://www.amazon.com/Story-World-History-Classical-Earliest/dp/1933339004/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OBTYXXR0P71M&keywords=the+story+of+the+world+volume+1&qid=1674975732&sprefix=the+story+of+the+world%2Caps%2C122&sr=8-1

-Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Need-World-History-Notebook/dp/0761160949/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3BJKP0ZJWWAXN&keywords=everything+you+need+to+know+about+world+history&qid=1674975806&sprefix=everything+you+need+to+know+about+world+history%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-1

-Real Life Pictures of Mohenjo-Daro / Indus Seals / and Artifacts found
https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/mohenjo-daro

-Indus Valley Civilization and related articles at WorldHistory.org
https://www.worldhistory.org/Indus_Valley_Civilization/

-One of my favorite Crash Course videos about the Indus Valley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ndRwqJYDM&t=263s&ab_channel=CrashCourse

-Kids Britannica article of Indus Valley Civilization with a great picture of a unicorn seal mold kept at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Indus-valley-civilization/275057#:~:text=Indus%20valley%20civilization%20View%20article%20for%3A%20Kids%20Students,in%20Pakistan%2C%20were%20Mohenjo-daro%2C%20Harappa%2C%20Kalibangan%2C%20and%20Lothal.

0:00 An Ancient Civilization you maybe haven’t heard of
0:27 Indus Valley Civilization
0:42 Cradles of Civilization – Harappan Civilization
1:37 Indus River Valley Geography and Climate / Seasons
2:00 farming in the Ancient Indus River Valley
2:11 Trade with the Indus Valley Civilization
2:38 Indus Valley Seals
3:12 The mysterious never translated Indus Script
3:44 The cities of the ancient Indus Valley
4:18 uniform bricks / standard units of measurement / flush toilets
5:07 Air Conditioning / Walled cities
5:29 Mohenjo-Daro (the mound of the dead)
6:21 The Great Bath
7:07 Crafting with Bronze / The Bronze Age
7:35 The peaceful Harappan people? Were they pacifists?
7:48 A religion with Unicorns ?!!!
8:18 The mysterious disappearance of the Indus Valley Civilization
9:07 The Vedic peoples and Hindu / Sanskrit
9:19 So many mysteries! Get curious about History! Thanks!
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Voice over by Paige
Animation and Some Artwork by Steve
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