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| What were Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro? |
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| huge cities in the indus valley that disappeared suddenly we dont know why |
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| What was the writing system(is it dephicered) and what were the seals of the Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro? |
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Pictographic writing system(not deciphered)
Seals were used by merchants and there are over 400 and also might hold links to Proto-Dravidian language group |
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| strong seasonal winds that bring rain or dry depending on the season (extreme rain or extreme dry) |
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| What influence do monsoons have on India? |
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| Nervous agriculture because even small variations in the cycle or volume of rain can make floods or famine |
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| What makes Harappan cities unique as far as their layout? |
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It was extremely uniform and organized
Laid out according to a meticulously planned grid
Very straight streets of exactly measured brick |
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| What sanitation innovations did the Harappan use? |
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Toilets emptying into sewage system
Bathing room with waterproof floor and drain |
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| What are the ecological conditions that may have contributed to the decline of the Harappan cities? |
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- land ran out of resources
- river flooded too much
- drought
- increased salt levels |
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| Who were the Aryans, where did they originate? |
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- They were the villians of the Harappans
- orginiated from Caspian sea |
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| What languages make up the Proto-Indo-European languages? |
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| Latin, German, Greek, Slavic, Celtic (Gaelic), Sanskrit (Indian literary language) |
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| Indo-Aryans main works of written epic poems, hymns, prayers, symbolic myths, and history |
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| Specifically what kind of society does the Rig-Veda picture? |
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- Idealized and allegorical society led by warrior chieftains and priests, had herders, cultivators, artisans, and servants.
- Strongly patriarchal, elaborate hierarchy based on kinship and prowess |
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God in 1/4 of the verses in the Rig-Veda
Portrayed as the Vedic heroic ideal |
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| Why does rice require a high degree of cooperation? |
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required meticulous, intensive labor at every stage of growth and had an elaborate infrastructure.
extra-
they had to be grown in shallow, measured water and transplanted before harvest |
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A strong agrarian-based state
(it means popular territories) |
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| - Duty in accordance with one's capabilities and the requirements of one's place in society |
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| How does Dharma support a rigid caste structure? |
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- people were born into their role
- personal and political |
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| What were the four major castes? |
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Definition
Brahman- priests
Kshatriya- Kings and warriors
Vaishya- Merchants
Shudra- Peasants, servants, laborers |
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| Who were the untouchables in the caste system? |
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Definition
| new category unclean occupations- butchers, refuse(trash) collectors, privy cleaners, leather workers, tend to deaders |
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| Who were the outcasts in caste system? |
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| In the untouchable category, people who were placed on fringes of society for various offenses |
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Ritual sacrifice of a woman who's husband has died
forced or voluntary suicide to show faithfulness |
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| the transmigration of souls and reincarnation |
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| residue of one's deeds carried on the soul |
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| rebirth of the soul into a new body |
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| the caste system in india |
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