How To Protect Endangered Species? Indus River Dolphin Common names: Indus river dolphin‚ bhulan‚ blind river dolphin‚ Indus dolphin‚ side swimming dolphin‚ Plataniste de l’Indus (Fr)‚ Delfín del Indo (Sp) Scientific name: Plantanista minor What are Indus river dolphins? The Indus River dolphin (Platanista minor) is one of the world’s rarest mammals and the second most endangered freshwater river dolphin. The species is characterized by a long beak‚ rounded belly‚ stocky body‚ very small dorsal
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The reading promotes the three theories that might have caused the Harappan civilization to come to sudden end. However‚ this contradicts the claim made in the reading by insisting that it is impossible to know what exactly happened to the Harappan civilization. First of all‚ the lecturer states that it is hard to say that the downfall of the Harappans were caused by outside invaders as there is no physical evidence that supports this claim. The lecturer points out that it was not just single
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paintings‚ belonging to the prehistoric age. Thereafter‚ an advanced town planning is seen in Harappa and Mohenjodaro‚ with their centrally planned cities indicating a highly developed architecture. Another remarkable example of sculpture from Harappan civilization comes in the form of the dancing girl from Mohenjodaro. The use of symbolic forms in India is as old as the Harappan seals. The fire altars of the Vedic period‚ with their astronomical and mathematical significance also play an important role
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The Mesopotamians named the Indus Valley Civilization‚ Meluhha. At first‚ archaeologists weren’t so sure that Meluhha was‚ in fact‚ the Indus‚ however when they did further research‚ it became a reality. The Sumerian tablets had written records of Mesopotamia trading with Meluhha and were first time it was mentioned by Sargon the Great. To further signify that Meluhha was‚ in fact‚ a city in the Indus Valley Civilization‚ Indian archeologist‚ Ratnagar‚ Shereen identified all the products from Meluhha
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Explain the rise of civilization in one of the following locations: Ancient Egypt‚ Indus River Valley‚ or Mesopotamia. Egypt‚ otherwise known as the “Gift of the Nile”‚ started as small villages along the great Nile River‚ and slowly became greater to the point of city-states‚ and eventually a great empire. The small villages evolved into the thriving civilization by three major doings; commercial trade along the river influencing and ultimately boosting their economy‚ architecture that has lasted
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Compare and Contrast the Four River Valleys For reasons unknown four regions between 5000 and 2000 B.C.E rapidly expanded their land and changed at a quicker pace than other regions. They all had better agriculture‚ technology‚ development of state power and construction of cities. These rivers were the Nile in Egypt‚ the valley of the Indus River‚ which is now Pakistan‚ Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers‚ which is today known as Iraq and the Yellow River in China. These four regions
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APWH Summer Essay/River Valley Civilization My duties for this question are to compare and contrast Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations. While it is true that both civilizations originated approximately around the same time they do hold many differences which will be outline in the paragraphs below to the best of my ability. However vast‚ the difference may be‚ both civilizations also hold some similarities that will also be outline in the following paragraphs.The Mesopotamian
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Effects of Geography on the River Valley Civilizations The developments of early civilizations in Egypt‚ China‚ India‚ and Mesopotamia were greatly influenced by their geographical locations which allowed them to each adapt to their environment in many different and similar ways . These ancient river valley civilizations were all affected by surrounding rivers‚ landscapes‚ and environmental changes such as climate. Accordingly‚ all four regions were able to take advantage of their geographical location
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Description The Harappan seal in the Edward Gans Collection (Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology‚ University of California at Berkeley‚ Slide 1) is a classic fired white steatite square Harappan seal of 29mm x 29mm. The unicorn motif and the square shape are predominant features of Harappan seals‚ the carving is finely executed and the seal is well preserved. During the Mohenjo-daro excavations of 1927-1931‚ in which this seal was unearthed‚ 388 unicorn seals were found (Mackay 1938). Mackay
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Seals were common items in Medieval England during the time of 1150 to 1350. Seals were used for a variety of exchanges‚ the most frequent being land agreement but any document that needed proof of identity were used by seals. A seal is composed of two parts‚ the wax seal and the metal matrix which combined form a seal. Seals were a common part of society as then were used to exchange documents and many different social classes within England had a seal. Seals were used in a personal capacity:
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