world’s first tidal dock was built in Lothal around 2500 BC during the Harappan civilisation at Lothal near the present day Mangrol harbour in the Gujarat. Gujarat’s maritime history begins during the 3rd millennium BCE when inhabitants of the Indus Valley initiated maritime trading contact with Mesopotamia.[1] The Roman historian Strabo mentions an increase in Roman trade with India following the Roman annexation of Egypt.[2] By the time of Augustus up to 120 ships were setting sail every year from
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Comparing and Contrasting the Egyptian and Mesopotamian Civilizations The Mesopotamian (in modern day Iraq) and Egyptian (in modern day Egypt) civilizations flourished around 3500 BCE. They were River Valley civilizations that thrived on agriculture. During their reign‚ they were very prosperous and shared similarities and differences. Differences between them were that Mesopotamia’s environment hindered their civilization in warfare and agriculture while Egypt’s environment strengthened it and
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Chpt 4-6 study guide WHAP 1) The early Aryan’s chief god was Indra 2) Harappa is still a mystery because of little written records and little material records 3) The Indus river dominated early Harappan society 4) Harappan society: a. Social- distinct classes like always in history b. Trade- w/ Mesopotamia‚ Hindu Kush‚ and Persia for things like wool‚ leather‚ olive oil c. Artistic- pottery‚ lots of smiths and artisans‚ art focused on fertility d.
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| Ancient India saw the relationship between knowledge of science and technology‚ with religion and social relations. The archaeological remains of the Indus Valley reveal knowledge of applied sciences. Scientific techniques were used in irrigation‚ Metallurgy‚ making of fired bricks and pottery‚ and simple reckoning and measurement of areas and volumes. Aryan achievements in the field of astronomy‚ mathematics and medicine are well known. Chinese records indicate knowledge of a dozen books of Indian
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King Naram-Sin v. King Narmer In this essay we’ll discuss the similarities and differences between two pieces of art from different civilizations. One difference that we’ll take note of beforehand is that the Stele of Naram-Sin is an Akkadian piece while the Palette of King Narmer is Egyptian. Now just because they’re from different cultures‚ you’d be surprised what they have in common. And thus‚ we start with the similarities of both pieces. Both the Stele and Palette were narrative relief sculptures
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their in kingdom or in administration and had department heads. Even at sultanate period we had favourable balance of trade. They had inequality of wealth distribution and revenue collection policy like land revenue between Hindus and Muslims. Indus
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an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles‚ in either right-facing (卐) form or its mirrored left-facing (卍) form. Archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates from the Neolithic period and was first found in the Indus Valley Civilization of the Indian Subcontinent. It occurs today in the modern day culture of India‚ sometimes as a geometrical motif and sometimes as a religious symbol; it remains widely used in Eastern and Dharmic religions such as Hinduism‚ Buddhism and Jainism
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The reading promotes the three theories that might have caused the Harappan civilization to come to sudden end. However‚ this contradicts the claim made in the reading by insisting that it is impossible to know what exactly happened to the Harappan civilization. First of all‚ the lecturer states that it is hard to say that the downfall of the Harappans were caused by outside invaders as there is no physical evidence that supports this claim. The lecturer points out that it was not just single
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paintings‚ belonging to the prehistoric age. Thereafter‚ an advanced town planning is seen in Harappa and Mohenjodaro‚ with their centrally planned cities indicating a highly developed architecture. Another remarkable example of sculpture from Harappan civilization comes in the form of the dancing girl from Mohenjodaro. The use of symbolic forms in India is as old as the Harappan seals. The fire altars of the Vedic period‚ with their astronomical and mathematical significance also play an important role
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Fresh excavations to start at largest Harappan site After a gap of 13 years‚ excavation work will start once again at Rakhigarhi‚ estimated to be the largest Harappan civilization site located in Hisar district of Haryana. This early Harappan settlement‚ considered bigger than Mohenjo-daro‚ was listed among the 10 most endangered heritage sites in Asia just last year by the Global Heritage Fund‚ which is‚ incidentally‚ partnering with city-based Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute
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