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The Harappan Civilization
3300 BCE - 2400 BCE
Citadel
of
Mohenjo-Daro
Grid layout
Aerial View of Mohenjo-Daro
Wide View, Mohenjo-Daro
Main Street, Mohenjo-Daro
pottery, Mohenjo-Daro
Bison Seal, Mohenjo-Daro
Necklace, Mohenjo-Daro
Public Well, Harappa
Unicorn Seal, Harappa
Burial Pottery, Harappa
Harappan Writing
Undecipherable to date.
Aryan Migration
 pastoral  depended on their cattle.
 warriors  horse-drawn chariots.
Sanskrit
writing
The Vedas
 1200 BCE-600 BCE.
 written in SANSKRIT.
 Hinduism roots in Vedas
 Caste system
 Dharma
Rig Veda  oldest work
Varna (Social Hierarchy)
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
Shudras
Pariahs -- Untouchables
History of Religion
http://www.mapsofwar.com/ind/history-ofreligion.html
China’s History
Shang Dynasty
1700-1027 BCE
Huang He River
Oracle Bones
Zhou
1028-771 BCE
Mandate of Heaven
The Zhou justified taking
over from the Shang by
saying that they had lost
divine approval to rule
Zhou Dynasty
1029-258 BCE
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Leaders/Traits
Walled cities
Trade routes between cities
Mandate of Heaven
Feudalism
Philosophy
• Daoism
– Laozi
– 500’s BCE
• Confucianism
– Analects
– Chaotic government as Zhou
was in decline
– 522 BCE