1 The Birth of Civilization Mohenjo-Daro Figure. Scholars believe this limestone statue from about 2500 B.C.E. depicts a king or a priest from Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus valley in present-day Pakistan. Does this figure seem to emphasize the features of a particular person or the attributes of a particular role? Hear the Audio for Chapter 1 at www.myhistorylab.com CRAIMC01_xxxii-031hr2.qxp 2/17/11 3:22 PM Page xxxii EARLY HUMANS AND THEIR CULTURE page 1 WHY IS “culture” considered a defining
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cultural or physical interference of other lands. 2. What evidence of early Indus valley civilization is found in modern India? Some evidence of early Indus civilization found in modern India includes the ruins of two great cities‚ Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. Both cities were curiously similar‚ despite the fact that their remains lay more than 300 miles apart. The most historically striking feature of these two civilizations was the way in which they were both well planned. For example‚ each stood
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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 surrounding the cities. There is a large building in the center‚ speculated to be a citadel or a storehouse c)
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Prehistory and first civilizations What Is "Prehistory"? Prehistory—meaning human societies without writing or widespread written records—survived until Western culture and industrial society completed their globalization in the 20th century‚ making the topic of a course that begins with some very old fossils seem more current than you may think. You learn about dozens of archaeological sites all over the world and learn about stone-tool making‚ mammoth hunting‚ and temple building as you explore
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and southern India; and the babul-dominated thorn forest of the central Deccan and western Gangetic plain. Important Indian trees include the medicinal neem‚ widely used in rural Indian herbal remedies. The pipal fig tree‚ shown on the seals of Mohenjo-daro‚ shaded the Gautama Buddha as he sought enlightenment. Many Indian species are descendants of taxa
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Chapter 1 Reading Guide From Human Prehistory to the Early River Valley Civilizations DIRECTIONS: Read Chapter 1: From Human Prehistory to the Early River Valley Civilizations DIRECTIONS: Define the following vocabulary terms. Paleolithic Age: The Old Stone Age ending in 12‚000 b.c.e.; typified by use of crude stone tools and hunting and gathering for subsistence. Neolithic Age: The New Stone Age between 8000 and 5000 b.c.e.; period in which adaption of sedentary agriculture occurred; domestication
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(5500 BC to 2600 BC) put much effort into crafts‚ including flint knapping‚ tanning‚ bead production‚ and metal working. The site was occupied continuously until about 2600 BC. Irrigation was developed in the Indus Valley Civilization (see also Mohenjo-Daro) by around 4500 BCE. The size and prosperity of the Indus civilization grew as a result of this innovation‚ which eventually led to more planned settlements making use of drainage and sewers. Sophisticated irrigation and water storage systems were
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Prior to creation as a modern state in 1947‚ the area of modern Pakistan was both ruled by local kings and under various imperial power throughout different time periods. The ancient history of the region comprising present-day Pakistan also includes some of the oldest empires from the subcontinent[1] and some of its major civilizations.[2][3][4][5] By the 18th century the land was incorporated into British India. The political history of the nation began with the birth of the All India Muslim League in
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Juliet Ume-Ezeoke Nave World History AP 8 October 2014 Comparing and Contrasting Second Wave Empires and River Valley Societies While some differences between second wave empires and river valley societies are noticeable‚ the similarities are far more pronounced. In comparison to the initial civilizations discussed in chapter two‚ the second wave empires were much larger and significantly more powerful. However this is nothing special because through much of history‚ empires and political
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Was Harappan Civilisation in the Indus Valley a state-level society like contemporary Mesopotamia and Egypt? “It is time to view the archaeological data for what it is and not what one thinks it is” * Shaffer 1982 The above statement by Shaffer summarises my view that although there is a possibility of Harappan Civilization (3rd millennium BC) in the Indus Valley being a state-level society‚ like contemporary Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ the lack of concrete written and archaeological evidence
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