The Harappan Civilization

3300 BCE - 2400 BCE

Citadelof

Mohenjo-Daro

Grid layout

Aerial View of Mohenjo-Daro

Wide View, Mohenjo-Daro

Main Street, Mohenjo-Daro

pottery, Mohenjo-Daro

Bison Seal, Mohenjo-Daro

Necklace, Mohenjo-Daro

Public Well, Harappa

Unicorn Seal, Harappa

Burial Pottery, Harappa

Harappan Writing

Undecipherable to date.

Aryan Migration

pastoral depended on their cattle. warriors horse-drawn chariots.

Sanskrit writing

The Vedas 1200 BCE-600 BCE. written in SANSKRIT. Hinduism roots in Vedas Caste system Dharma

Rig Veda oldest work

Varna (Social Hierarchy)

Shudras

Vaishyas

Kshatriyas

Brahmins

Pariahs -- Untouchables

History of Religion

http://www.mapsofwar.com/ind/history-of-religion.html

China’s History

Huang He River

Shang Dynasty1700-1027 BCE

Oracle Bones

Zhou1028-771 BCE

Mandate of HeavenThe Zhou justified taking over from the Shang by saying that they had lost divine approval to rule

Zhou Dynasty1029-258 BCE

Leaders/Traits• Walled cities• Trade routes between cities• Mandate of Heaven• Feudalism

Philosophy• Daoism

– Laozi– 500’s BCE

• Confucianism– Analects– Chaotic government as Zhou

was in decline– 522 BCE