Mohanjodaro in the Indus Valley in the northwest of India and all round him lay the houses and streets of this ancient city that is said to exist over five thousand years ago; and even then it was an old and well developed civilization. There seemed to him something unique about the continuity of a cultural tradition through five thousand years of history‚ of invasion and upheaval‚ a tradition which was wide spread among the masses and powerfully influenced them. "The Indus Valley civilization’ writes
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THE IMPORTANCE OF GEOGRAPHY American students are often criticized for their lack of knowledge of geography‚ but it is essential in the study of world history. Although you will not have to specifically identify places on the AP Exam‚ you cannot follow change over time nor make accurate comparisons unless you know something about both physical and political geography. Our concepts of geography have been shaped by western historians of the past‚ and in recent years some scholars have questioned
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around the world. 1. One of the earliest civilizations emerged in Sumer (in southern Mesopotamia) between 3500 and 3000 b.c.e. 2. Norte Chico (central coastal Peru)‚ emerged between 3000 and 1800 b.c.e. 3. Indus Valley civilization arose between 3000 and 2000 b.c.e. along with Nile Valley civilization 4. Around 2200 b.c.e.‚ a First Civilization took shape in China 5. The Olmec produced a First Civilization much later (around 1200 b.c.e.) on coast of Gulf of Mexico II. Describe how inequality
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expected to focus primarily on mindfulness and compassionate communication and on how to integrate compassion and wisdom in your family life. Out of all the civilizations that we have learned about‚ my city structure will be based on that of the Indus Valley cities- the systems of sewerage and drainage that were developed and used in
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questions‚ selecting at least one question from each section. compulsory and any three questions more out of the remaining Candidates should attempt question nos. 1 and 5 which are questions. HRI-28401 1 Answer Script for strict adherence. ✂ ✁ Contd. General Instructions on the back side of the title page of the (viii) Candidates are in their own interest advised to go through the appears in the text book. (vii) If you encounter any typographical
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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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I. History Review through 600 CE A. Nomads: Follow the Food 1. Satisfy basic needs: shelter and food a. No cities‚ didn’t know how to farm 2. Foraging societies (hunter-gatherer clans): hunt and gather b. Small group of people traveled from point to point based on the climate availability of plants and animals in an area c. Limitations: i. Capacity of their surroundings ii. Inability to store food long-term
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that I’m sure probably didn’t factor into their decline was water management problem-- simply because they were the first society to establish‚ and effectively use‚ sewage systems. One cause was ecological degradation: Harrapans deforested the Indus valley in order to clear land for cultivation and to obtain firewood. The major factor in the collapse of the Harappa was deforestation and habitat destruction.
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What are the most important difference (art‚ science‚ religion) between people’s lives in large agricultural settlements such as çatal hüyük Jericho and Mesopotamia (manufactured trade) and Egypt (military)? In the Economic (environmental) organization- farming‚ irrigation‚ domestication Political and Social Organization-stratification and gender inequality‚ warfare‚ hierarchy People’s system of Ideas-writing‚ math‚ ethical codes‚ arts‚ religion http://www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/HIST101-1
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Implication of Science and Technology to mans’ use is as old as 2500 B.C or much earlier when the people‚ of Indus Valley Civilization came to know first time about the fire and the wheel. Wheel is the mother of all technological innovations of today and discovery of fire is the man’s first experience about energy. Since then‚ man’s curiosity and meticulous efforts have helped him for new inventions and discoveries. But Science and Technology got its real recognition in India during the British
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