(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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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 Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ and Crete. Mohenjo-Daro was abandoned in the 19th century BCE‚ and was not rediscovered until 1922. Significant excavation has since been conducted at the site
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Past Cultures and Their Influences Most people don’t think much about the ancient civilizations that lived all over the world where current cities and towns have been established. Some day in the future‚ people in a history class might be studying about the past (like they are supposed to) and learn about this time period and how the people now contributed to their present day life. Without the ancient civilizations‚ we would not be anywhere near as advanced as we are now. The ancient cultures left
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2013 Social Studies 2nd Semester Outline Indus Valley Civilizations: 2500-1500 BCE Indus River Modern-Day Pakistan Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro (Twin capitals) First to cultivate and weave cotton Discovered in 1922 First city planning in history: grid pattern‚ uniform building style‚ rectangular city blocks‚ plumbing Barriers Seals not deciphered Figurines in religion Sacred animals Polytheistic Economy agricultural Trade with Mesopotamia Aryans invade around 1500 BCE‚ superior technology
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The Harappans and Sumerians are distinctly different politically. While the Sumerians developed the world’s first monarchy‚ the Harappans may have developed the first democracy. Very little evidence has been found of a king in the Indus Valley‚ only one white priest-king idol and a silver crown; not enough to establish that the "royalty" were the rulers. Instead the empire was divided into regions with half a dozen cities functioning as capitals and was governed by a group of people. Archeologist
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------------------------------------------------- Indus Valley Civilization From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Early extent of the Indus Valley Civilization imposed over modern borders Bronze Age | ↑ Chalcolithic | Near East (3600-1200 BC)Caucasus‚ Anatolia‚ Levant‚ Indus valley‚ Mesopotamia‚ Elam‚ Jiroft‚Aegean Civilization‚Bronze Age collapseEurope (3200-600 BC)Caucasus (Maykop culture)Basarabi cultureCoțofeni culturePecica cultureOtomani cultureWietenberg cultureCatacomb cultureSrubna
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Early River Valley Civilizations‚ 3500 B.C.–450 B.C. Previewing Main Ideas INTERACTION WITH ENVIRONMENT The earliest civilizations formed on fertile river plains. These lands faced challenges‚ such as seasonal flooding and a limited growing area. Geography What rivers helped sustain the four river valley civilizations? POWER AND AUTHORITY Projects such as irrigation systems required leadership and laws—the beginnings of organized government. In some societies‚ priests controlled the first
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After the Neolithic Revolution‚ civilizations began to form around art‚ religion‚ social structure‚ government‚ and writing. For example the earliest civilization was Samaria. Samaria helped us form a lot of the things we use today. The second civilization was the Indus River Valley. The Indus River Valley is now modern day Pakistan. The third and final civilization is the Israelites. The Israelites were different because their religion is the bases for all their laws and culture. There are
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everyone had an identity. South Asian Religion Notes Week 2 Indus Valley Civilization • Largest of the great civilizations. There are almost no usable artifacts‚ many questions are not answered such as ones of language and economy etc • Collapsed and died out‚ no one really knows what happened to it • Situated in modern day Pakistan‚ by the Indus (Sindu) river • Harappa‚ one of the main remains of the civilization‚ Mohanjo-Daro (similar cities) Both cities were separated by great
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include Harappa‚ Mohenjo-Daro and Taxila. Harappa is situated approximately 200 km from Lahore in the Montgomery District of Punjab. It is the place of the historic Indus Valley Civilization settlement which is as old as 5000 years and is a civilization which the modern day people almost forgot about. A beautifully designed civilization which was discovered in 1920 has all elements of a modern day arrangement of a city. It had an exceptional sewerage system‚ drinking water wells and a high quality
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