HUMA 1770 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Indus River, Zhou Dynasty, Qin Dynasty
26 May 2013
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Pakistan = used to be part of india, but now an independent country. India"s first city grew from a river (indus: height of civilization 900-1900bc with 200000 population. Indus city died, left urban, went back to the city. India is the first area to be settled after the migration of africa. Human there for 7000 years (neolithic revolution happened here) The indus valley civilization: 2 of the greatest city = harappa, mohenjodaro. The aryan age: outside invaders took over the area. The age of the rajas (in the classical periods) Public pools/baths = central eating place for poor people: had a religious function. Use of boats and carts, and wheels. Systematically planned ahead of time and then built (architecture) Wide spread of arts and crafts industry: sculptures, potteries traded along the river. Wide-spread drought lasted for years from rain (depended on for agriculture)
