Indus and Yellow River Valleys • Origin and spread of ideas • Interaction between the “civilized” and “uncivilized” 1. Indus vs. Aryans • Note: Harappan civilization same as Indus • Historical Significance 1. Indus discovered to British in the 1840s (ruins knew earlier by locals) 2. British used Indus brick in railroad construction 3. Increasing interest in increases 4. Discovery of seals with writing intensifies interest 5. Harappa “discovered” in 1920s 6. They said it’s a “new”/ just
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29 March 2012 Mohenjo-Daro: The Great Harrapan City Even though the long lost city of Mohenjo-Daro was not discovered until 1922‚ it is one of the greatest discoveries of all time because it is among the oldest of any archeological sites in the world‚ at its height being the most developed city in Asia. During an excavation in 1922 of a Buddhist Stupa‚ by Mr. R. D. Banerji‚ the first remains of the large urban city were uncovered accidentally (Wheeler 1). However‚ after only a few years
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English THE LAST SERMON OF THE HOLY PROPHET Chapter IX One Q - 1) When and Where was The Holy Prophet ﷺ born? What family did Heﷺ belong to? Where is mount Arafat? Ans: The Holy Prophet ﷺ was born in 571 AD at Makkah. He belonged to the Noble family of Quraish. Mount Arafat is near Makkah. Q - 2) What has the Holy prophet ﷺ left behind us for our guidence? Or How can we achieve our former greatness? Or What did the Holy
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Art in Ancient India Each era is unique in its distinctive culture. In the same way Indian art forms have continuously evolved over thousands of years. In ancient India‚ various art forms like paintings‚ architecture and sculpture evolved. The history of art in ancient India begins with prehistoric rock paintings. Such rock paintings can be seen in the Bhimbetaka paintings‚ belonging to the prehistoric age. Thereafter‚ an advanced town planning is seen in Harappa and Mohenjodaro‚ with their centrally
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The Indus Civilization began around 2500 B.C. in the western part of south Asia. There have been many excavations‚ and still are many continuing on now. With hopes to uncover the deep mysteries of the Indus Civilization excavators push on. The Indus Valley Civilization has many tribes in various areas in Asia. One of the many mysteries is the actual name and location of every tribe that contributed to the making of the Indus Valley Civilization. However the general locations have been classified
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(1) The decline of Harappan civilization The decline of Harappan culture is difficult to explain. During its late phase between 2000 and 1700 BC ’The Indus Valley Civilization as a distinct entity gradually ceased to exist’. Scholars have given different answers to the question as to why did the civilization end? Some scholars‚ believing in a dramatic collapse of the civilization‚ have looked for evidences of a calamity of catastrophic proportions‚ which wiped out the urban communities. Some of
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Mohen-Jo-Daro History :- Even in ancient times people inhabited the world. They brought forth unique styles of language‚ arts‚ government‚ religion‚ social structure and technology. The researchers have found clues about their existence and although we may never know everything about their lives‚ we recognize they existed based on their abilities‚ skills‚ and conditions of their time and place. In Mohenjo-Daro they had technology such as two wheeled carts and sewer systems. The sewer systems
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Mohenjo-Daro Location of Mohenjo-Daro within the Pakistani province of Sindh. Mohenjo-Daro (IPA: [muˑənⁱ dʑoˑ d̪əɽoˑ]‚ Urdu: موئن جودڑو‚ Sindhi: موئن جو دڙو‚ lit. Mound of the Dead; English pronunciation: /moʊˌhɛn.dʒoʊ ˈdɑː.roʊ/)‚ is an archeological site in the province of Sindh‚ Pakistan. Built around 2600 BCE‚ it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization‚ and one of the world’s earliest major urban settlements‚ contemporaneous with the civilizations of ancient
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general description of one of the Indus Valley Civilization city‚ the Mohenjo-daro. Then‚ we will compare it to the other types of cities we seen in Egypt and in Mesopotamia. Also‚ we will discuss whether the city fits into a “city state” or a “territorial state” and if does fit then explain why and if it doesn’t then explain why. If it doesn’t fit to any state‚ then we will describe the type of city we think it is. The Mohenjo-daro city was one of the five largest and famous cities in the Indus
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(Integration era)‚ that is from 2800-2200BCE is of particular interest. In studying the developments of this society it is essential to take into account its various urban centres in order to compare and contrast‚ centres examined include Harappa‚ Mohenjo-daro (both in modern day Pakistan)‚ Kalibangan and Lothal (in modern India). Various qualities that indicate a high level of technological and cultural advancement include the ample archaeological evidence of municipal town planning‚ in particular regards
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