Harappan Civilization Case Study

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History 1510 – Dr. Emanoil

ANCIENT INDIA
Below are the questions for the text, pp. 27-28, 71-89.
1. What was technologically complex about the Harappan civilization? They had running water in their houses, toilets, citywide drainage system, they might have been the first humans to invent it, and developed their own alphabet and art forms (Stearns 27). What evidence exists that they traded and why is it believed that they were conservative? Trade was primary with precious stones from China and Southeast Asia found (Stearns 27). They were conservative because they did not keep up with tools available in Mesopotamia. Did not manufacture swords and relied on bronze as arrows instead.
What caused their decline? (pp. 27-28) the decline resulted from massive flooding, invasion and even migration from cattle-herding people, the Indo-Europeans, or challenged by control of priestly group.
2. How did Indian geography and topography affect its development? The Indian subcontinent is separated from the rest of Asia by mountains such as the Himalayas. India was marked with great diversity of people, important for agricultural regions and two great rivers the Indus and Ganges. Had mountains for herding economy. Its vast size helped many languages to grow, racial diversity. Its climate was great and had monsoon rains crucial for farming. (p. 72) what are the sources that we have for this period? (pp. 72-73) Most of what we know comes from the literary epics of the Aryans. Written down in Sanskrit the first literary language of the new culture.
3. What was the caste system and how did it divide people? The caste system was a system that separated people in five different caste system. It provided them with a script of rules and law the...

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3) #19 delves into gender roles in India. Answer the following questions:
a) What do the Laws of Manu reveal about patriarchy? It reveals a self of preference in being independ How do young girls and widows fare under this system? Young girls and widows are not in depended and must rely on others.
b) Why are the Buddhist nuns so free? They are free because Buddhism provides a way out of suffering and death Why would Buddhism provide this? Buddhism provides this because it sees all things equal
c) Enjoy the story of Savatri. What is unique about her marriage choice? Her marriage choice was unique in the way that she choses her spouse and her tactics she implants. Do you find her loyalty to her husband to be an example of her own free will, or an example of wifely submission? I find it as a wifely submission, because of her marriage choice and tactic.

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