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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INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION WHAT IS INDUS CIVILIZATION? An ancient civilization that flourished in the Indus and Ghaggar-Hakra river valleys Primarily in Sindh province of Pakistan THE CIVILIZATION IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS: Indus-Sarasvati Civilization Harappan Civilization MAJOR CITIES Harappa Mohenjo-Daro HARAPPA Harappa is a city in Punjab. Northeast Pakistan‚ about 35km (22 miles) southwest of Sahiwal. The modern town is located near the former course
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sites and made sure that the gods were being honored properly. The Anu ziggurat‚ built 3100 BCE was made of mud bricks in modern day Warka‚ Iraq. It consists of 2 levels with a central staircase that led to the temple of Anu‚ the sky god‚ called the white temple. Another example of a ziggurat is the Nanna Ziggurat located in Muqaiyir‚ Iraq and built in 2100-2050 BCE‚ also made from mud bricks. It is dedicated to the moon god Nanna and is known as “the offering table of heaven” and “the waiting room
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Netjerikhet‚ Tosorthos‚ and Sesorthos‚ (c. 2670 BCE) was the first king of the Third Dynasty of Egypt. Before Djoser’s reign‚ it started off as a mastaba tombs. The mastaba tombs were originally made for graves. The tombs were made of dried clay brick‚ shaped rectangular with a flat roofed structure. Each of these tombs were made to entomb the deceased. Although‚ Djoser’s vizier‚ Imhotep‚ designed a building that his king would be far more impressed with. Imhotep piled up the mastabas one by
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As leaves break down carbon dioxide and release oxygen‚ they also help determine global climate patterns [4]. On the other side‚ a block is a molded rectangular brick of clay or sand enclosed in a molder and hardened for long hours and used as a building and paving material. Bricks were often used for reasons of speed and economy [5]. The researchers aimed to make dry leaves into use not only by preserving it and use as decorations but by making
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great dominance corresponded to the Assyrian Empire‚ which lasted until the sixth century BC‚ when Mesopotamia was dominated by the Persians. Most of the buildings in lower Mesopotamia were made of mud brick. They did not have trees for large spaces of stone quarry or metal resources. Mud brick was made
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dialect. If they hadn’t of discovered how to write‚ their laws wouldn’t be clear and people would never remember what they were. The laws were practical and fair which shows the Sumerians were an advanced society. They build their houses out of mud bricks (shown in source 3)‚ made from resources that were easy to find. Their houses had small windows and doors so it wasn’t too hot in the day and not too cold at
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summer’s main usage of art was for temple decoration and ornaments. Often the temples were ornate with skillfully crafted interiors. One of Sumer’s greatest displays of art and architecture came from the ziggurat‚ a huge rectangular pyramids formed with mud prick in the shape of steps. An example of one of the greatest Sumerian ziggurats would have been the Nanna Temple of Ur‚ with its blue enamel tiles‚ invaluable cedar and cypress panels inlayed with precious materials such as alabaster‚ onyx‚ agate
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his brother Tyrrhenus. The league was made up of 12 cities but which twelve exactly is unsure. Each city state met once a year where a leader was chosen to represent the league. The league was both religious and political. Etruscan homes were mud-brick‚ with timber on stone foundations‚ some with upper stories. Some etruscns even had underground drains leading to main sewage drains located under the streets! Etruscans did a lot of farming‚ they grew barley‚ millet‚ wheat‚ grapes and other fruits
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Life in Neolithic Communities Researchers reexamine the assumption that food producers were better off than foragers Modern studies show that food procedures work harder and longer than food gatherers Evidence shows that even though farmers had more food than gatherers it was also less nutritious Skeletal remains show that Neolithic farmers were shorter‚ more likely to early form contagious diseases than food gatherers The benefit from food producers was the dependable supply of food that
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