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Indus River Valley/ India Civ.

Indus River Valley/ India Civ. Social Structure.

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Indus River Valley/ India Civ.

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  1. Indus River Valley/ India Civ.

  2. Social Structure • Although many other nations are characterized by social inequality, perhaps no where else in the world has inequality been some elaborately constructed as in the Indian in situation of caste. Caste has long existed in India but in the modern period it has been severely, criticized by both Indian and foreign observers.

  3. Political/ Rulers

  4. Religion/ Faith • According to the Hindu mythology, Vishnu is a member of a cosmic tirade the three gods who have the responsibility for creating maintaining and destroy the universe. The caste system is a social, economic political and religion phenomenon. Within the Hindu trinity of brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Brahmu is the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer. From Bahmas body came his nine sons Daska, Dharma, Karma(anger greed delusion) ect. Reincarnation is the religious or philosophical concept that the soul or spirit after biological death.

  5. Technology • The computer network in India had evolved into the internet by 1989 in the early 1990s they saw a very rapid rate of adoption of the internet including the world wide web • The Indian government acquired he EVS EM computer from the soviet union.

  6. Economy/ Trade • Trade was conducted within the civilization as well as with Mesopotamia. • Advancement in technology led to carts and early boats that were used as the main method of trade and travel.

  7. Writing System

  8. City Structure/ Architecture

  9. Law Codes/ Legal System • Hinduism’s Effects on Law • By the process of reincarnation (rebirth), an individual soul or spirit is born again and again until ‘moksha’ is achieved. - When a person understands the relationship between atman and Brahman (moksha) • Karmaliterally means "deed or act," but more broadly describes the principle of cause and effect. • The laws of Karma worked with the same certainty as the world’s other natural laws. • Good Karma brought good fortune and bad Karma resulted in bad fortune.

  10. General Geography • Indus River Valley • Stretches across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan • Consisted of mountains and the Arabian Sea. Water from the river fertilized and irrigated crops. Proximity to the river allowed boats to become a viable transportation option.

  11. Role Of Women • Goddesses: • Arrange Marriage: - The bride and groom marry in the presence of the sacred fire as they did centuries ago • General Info: - Women were valued because of their ability to produce offspring and nurse - Born as a female, a laborer, or an untouchable might be getting the results of bad deeds in a former life. Vishnu - The Protector Shiva -The Destroyer Brahman -The Creator

  12. Military

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