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Harappan Civilization
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• The cultural achievements of Harappan Civilization.
• The controversy over the origins of Harappan Civilization --Really organized civilization/government. Agriculturally advanced (enough food). Economically stable. Literate, detailed small scale work. Pretty urban- brick mounds, “civic center”. Hierarchy society. Uniform system of weights. --Controversy- Unearthed in 1924. England discovered India first. Is it an immigrant group or an old indigenous people group?? Language spread which is evidence. |
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Aryan Invasion
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• The controversy surrounding the “Aryan Invasion” theory
• Difference between Aryan and Harappan civilizations --Controversy- Historians ask “was this a bloody conquest or a slower one”. Society slowly evolves. Either by conquest or gradual intermingling. Stories of conquest-could not be true. --Aryan had small kingdoms, trading but small and independent. WARRIOR CULTURE. Had better weapons. Nomadic. |
