HIST 1001 Chapter : India: Harappa And Mohenjodaro/China: Xia, Shang, And Zhou
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India: the indus valley: mehrgarh 7000-5000 b. c. e, neolithic indus valley site. Found buildings, temples, granaries, pottery (used a spinning wheel: no streets, roof top entrances, drill technology we know this because many skeletons found had drilled teeth. India: harappa and mohenjo-daro (was biggest in terms of square miles than any other place at the time) 2nd phase: 2600-1750 b. c. e: this was the high point, with a population of about 50,000 people. City was built in a systematic grid pattern with a wall around the city: the cities were built around a central building, wealthy people lived closest to this building, kiln fired bricks made up the buildings. City was possibly ruled by aristocratic class: by 2600, the harappans were in contact with ancient mesopotamia and egypt and forming trade networks, mother goddess figurines were found, during the 3rd phase, the cities began to decline.
