HIS101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Rajesh P. N. Rao, Indus Script, Vindaloo
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Indus valley (farming villages by 7000 bcs peak c. 2500-2000 bce) Mughal empire (1526-1707 c. e) (other dates possible too) The rise of civilization in the indus valley. Mohenjo daro: city might break down in 20 years; archaeologists might bury it to save it. Indus valley seals have been discovered in many indus lands (symbols from ancestor to viridian languages) Ted talks: rajesh rao: a rosetta stone for the indus script. The indus valley benefitted from cultural impact with other civilizations. Such cultural connections endured in south asia"s history. Word vindaloo" comes from a portuguese phrase about meat. Food from goa there was heavy use of coconut milk. Goa didn"t have a lot of wine so they took a local technique which combined tamarind and vinegar along with palm juice which they used to season meat and they spiced it with chili pepper. Called this becase he traced his mother side to genghis khan (mongol.
