Source: Strayer‚ Robert W. Ways of the World: a Brief Global History. Boston‚ MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s‚ 2009. Print. CHAPTER THREE: First Civilizations Cities‚ States‚ and Unequal Societies3500 b.c.e.–500 b.c.e. “Over 100 miles of wilderness‚ deep exploration into pristine lands‚ the solitude of backcountry camping‚ 4×4 trails‚ and ancient American Indian rock art and ruins. You can’t find a better way to escape civilization!” So goes an advertisement for a vacation in Utah’s Canyonlands
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aThe Indus-Sarasvati (or Hakra) civilisation was located around the Indus and GhaggarHakra rivers; divided chronologically into four eras it stretches in time from the Neolithic period to the Iron Age. When examining the technological and cultural advances of this society‚ the period in which the Early Harappan phase (part of the Regionalisation era) develops into the Mature Harappan phase (Integration era)‚ that is from 2800-2200BCE is of particular interest. In studying the developments of this
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us). It should be noted that the drainage and plumbing systems used by the Indus Valley civilization at Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were much advanced than most of the current systems. Known oldest civilizations are Mesopotamian‚ Egyptian‚ Indus Valley etc. Some of the Indus Valley articles (writings / carvings) points to their ancestors who were termed as Gods (meaning‚ much knowledgeable and powerful than the Indus Valley people themselves). Also they refer to a war where in all of their powerful
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5) Indus Valley a) There is not much known about the origins and end of the Indus valley people‚ we don’t even know who they were b) There were two major urban centers in the Valley‚ Harappa‚ and Mohenjo-Daro‚ they were both structured very similarly‚ they both had grid-like streets with drainage systems to remove waste past the brick walls
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Conclusions The Indus valley people were peace-loving people who enjoyed various comforts of life. Some of their achievements are really remarkable and they have left a heritage of which we are really very proud. The Indus Valley people gave to the world its earliest cities‚ its town planning‚ its architecture in stone and clay‚ and showed their concern for health and sanitation. They built a scientific drainage system in their cities. There is enough evidence to show that some of the early conceptions
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religions‚ tools‚ and even writings and drawings. Their customs are remembered‚ discovered‚ and guessed at by archaeologists today. Just as our cultures today have similarities and differences‚ the cultures of the past did too. The people of the Indus River Valley‚ the Minoans‚ and the Vikings all had some things similar between them‚ but more things that were different. Some of their differences and similarities include geography‚ lifestyle‚ government‚ religious views‚ trade and agriculture‚ and the
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| | Index | | S.No | Date | Title | Pg. No. | 1 | | Introduction About Harappan Civilization | | 2 | | Ancient Indus Granary at Harappa | | 3 | | Ancient Indus Great Bath‚ Mohenjo-daro | | 4 | | Ancient Indus Zebu Bull seal‚ Harappa. | | 5 | | | | 6 | | Art News & Articles‚ Art Entertainment Articles‚ Magazine Articles‚ Indian Art | 7 | | Classical Art | | 8 | | ClassicalArt_Ajanta | | 9 | | Crafts | | 10 | | FolkartCyclopedia |
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Our updated Terms of Use will become effective on May 25‚ 2012. Find out more. ------------------------------------------------- Indus Valley Civilization From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Extent of the Indus Valley Civilization imposed over modern borders Bronze AgeThis box: * view * talk * edit | ↑ Chalcolithic | Near East (3300-1200 BCE)Caucasus‚ Anatolia‚ Levant‚ Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ Elam‚ JiroftBronze Age collapseEurope (3200-600 BCE)Aegean (Minoan)CaucasusBasarabi cultureCoțofeni
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characteristic of mesopotamia‚ Archaic and Classical Greece‚ Phoenicia‚ and early Italy ○ People living here= Sumerians ■ In Southern Mesopotamia by 5000 BCE ■ Responsible for making irrigation technology‚ cuneiform‚ religious concepts found in Mesopotamian culture ○ Lugal=Big Man (their leader‚ king) ■ Sargon I ● Known lugal of citystate Akkad 2350 BCE ● First to unite man cities under one king and capital ● Akkadian state fell around 2230 BCE ○ Babylonia ■ Largest and most important city
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threatened by saline action due to a rise of the water table of the Indus River” (Archeological). The artifacts recovered from Mohenjo-Daro have yielded many great insights into the lives of pre-Maurya Empire civilizations making the site priceless to the archeological community (Wheeler 1). Archeologists are still not able to tell exactly who occupied the city but they collectively refer to its people and other nearby cities as the Indus Civilization (Roach). Today it is believed that Mohenjo-Daro was
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