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STUDENT NOTES

The Harappan Civilization

3300 BCE - 2400 BCE

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Citadel Of Mohenjo-Daro

Aerial View of Mohenjo-Daro

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Wide View, Mohenjo-Daro

The Great Bath, Mohenjo-Daro

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Bath Area, Mohenjo-Daro

Well, Mohenjo-Daro

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A Main Street, Mohenjo-Daro

Granery, Mohenjo-Daro

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pottery, Mohenjo-Daro

Bison Seal, Mohenjo-Daro

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A Horned-God Seal, Mohenjo-Daro

A Male Head, Mohenjo-Daro

Dravidian

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A Priest-King, Mohenjo-Daro

Necklace, Mohenjo-Daro

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Public Well, Harappa

Drain, Harappa

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Unicorn Seal, Harappa

Female Figures, Harappa

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Bull Figurine, Harappa

Elephant Figurine, Harappa

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Burial Pottery, Harappa

Male Skeleton, Harappa

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Female Skeleton with Child, Harappa

Harappan Writing

Undecipherable to date.

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Aryan Migration

pastoral depended on their cattle. warriors horse-drawn chariots.

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Sanskrit writing

The Vedas
1200 BCE-600 BCE. written in SANSKRIT. Hindu core of beliefs:

hymns and poems. religious prayers. magical spells. lists of the gods and goddesses.

Rig Veda oldest work.

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Varna

(Social Hierarchy)
Brahmins Kshatriyas Vaishyas Shudras

Pariahs [Harijan] Untouchables

The Caste System


WHO IS
The mouth? The arms? The legs? The feet? What is a JATI?
Kshatriyas

Brahmins

Vaishyas

Shudras

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The Vedic Age


The foundations for Hinduism were established!

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