1. INDIA
Indus Valley Civilization
c. 2800-1500 BCE
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6. Terms to Remember
Indigenous culture
Dravidian culture
Mohenjo-daro (Mound
of the Dead)
Planned city
Urban society
Great Bath
Hieroglyph
Brahmi
Questions
Both Chinese and
Indian cultures begin
around the same time,
so why not begin with
China?
Why India, first?
18.
Mercantile society
Traded with the Near East
Traded grains and crafts
Seals used for ownership
Well-ventilated granary for longer storage
Baked bricks
19.
Standard weights and measurements—all bricks
are of the same size, dimension and weight
Cart, discovery of wheels
Concept of zero so crucial for solving
mathematical problems thousands of years later
Hieroglyphic script, not deciphered
Harvard project on Indus scrip
What do all these say about the Indus culture?
20.
Straight and broad roads w/sidewalks
Water reservoir
Public bath—the presence of the Great
Bath
Flowing water system
First flushing toilet
Emphasis on purity and sanitation
21.
Refuge disposal system, covered sewage system
Ritual purification of mind and body
Raising and taking care of animals, including
husbandry
Animal lovers—cow
Bull, cow, horse
Modern concept of ecology & urban planning
22. Granary w/ventilation
Large warehouse for long-term storage
with loading and unloading system
Is Wal*mart, a mega store, inspired by the Indus Valley
warehouse system of some 4,000 years ago?
36. Male torso from Harappa, ca. 2000 BCE
Presence of Digambara Jain or Jainism in India
as early as the 2000 BCE. ????
Jaina torso possibly of Risabha
Standing in kāyotsarga pose
from Lohanipur, Patna
In the Ādipurāṇa (book XVIII) kāyotsarga posture is
described in connection with the penances of Ṛṣabha
or Bṛṣabha. A standing image of Jina Ṛṣabha in
kāyotsarga posture on a slab showing four such
images, assignable to the 2nd century A.D. is in the
Curzon Museum of Archaeology, Mathura.