To begin, we must first understand the countries we are comparing. The Indus river valley civilization-This great civilization began at about 2500 B.C , It was made up of many great settlements,(resembling city states) that lied along ( or away from) the Indus river valley. The largest of these great settlements was Mohenjo- Daro; which is located in present day Pakistan.
Geography- The physical features of the land in, as well as surrounding the Indus river valley civilization were probably the most ideal they could have gotten. The area was a large stretch of land that stretched through the modern day expanses of India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. This land was completely surrounded and totally protected the “nation” …show more content…
This social structure (as said before) was constructed around the idea of karma, that by doing good things in life, your next one would be better, or the opposite, that by doing bad your next life would be down a caste. This system though was also majorly supported along by the idea of reincarnation, or the belief of being regenerated or recreated into a new body or person once we die. So the basis of this system revolved around trying to make people be good so that their next life could in a much better caste, and in return a much better life. Furthermore, this is the makeup of the caste system, Brahmins (the kings, rulers, and religious leaders) the Kshatriyas (noble warriors, aristocrats and other, smaller rulers and leaders), the Vaishyas (Merchants, Artisans, Cultivators and traders), and finally the lowest of the bunch the Shudras (peasants and serfs or servants)
Religion- For a large amount of the time that the Indus river valley civilization was on the earth it central religion was Hinduism, which was practiced by nearly everyone there as were it main focuses followed. But near the turning of the age (around 365 B.C) Buddhism settled into the area rivaling Hinduism in some parts of the more northeast parts of the …show more content…
As this religious practice was common there was still life and all of its “fun” to tend to, so as life went on and the people as a whole needed to know what to do as to become greater they looked to their king and ruler to lead them to become greater. The Ruler over every city had a great responsibility to his people that he ruled within divine will of their cities patron, and that he was a good kind king. It was believed by the people that if their king lived by their gods will that they would be blessed and become more prosperous, so as life went on for a king they made sure they lived along divine rule as to keep their spot as king. So to sum up sociality the civilization was made up of kingdoms that lived as mini kingdoms in the great expanse of
Geography- The physical features of the land in, as well as surrounding the Indus river valley civilization were probably the most ideal they could have gotten. The area was a large stretch of land that stretched through the modern day expanses of India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. This land was completely surrounded and totally protected the “nation” …show more content…
This social structure (as said before) was constructed around the idea of karma, that by doing good things in life, your next one would be better, or the opposite, that by doing bad your next life would be down a caste. This system though was also majorly supported along by the idea of reincarnation, or the belief of being regenerated or recreated into a new body or person once we die. So the basis of this system revolved around trying to make people be good so that their next life could in a much better caste, and in return a much better life. Furthermore, this is the makeup of the caste system, Brahmins (the kings, rulers, and religious leaders) the Kshatriyas (noble warriors, aristocrats and other, smaller rulers and leaders), the Vaishyas (Merchants, Artisans, Cultivators and traders), and finally the lowest of the bunch the Shudras (peasants and serfs or servants)
Religion- For a large amount of the time that the Indus river valley civilization was on the earth it central religion was Hinduism, which was practiced by nearly everyone there as were it main focuses followed. But near the turning of the age (around 365 B.C) Buddhism settled into the area rivaling Hinduism in some parts of the more northeast parts of the …show more content…
As this religious practice was common there was still life and all of its “fun” to tend to, so as life went on and the people as a whole needed to know what to do as to become greater they looked to their king and ruler to lead them to become greater. The Ruler over every city had a great responsibility to his people that he ruled within divine will of their cities patron, and that he was a good kind king. It was believed by the people that if their king lived by their gods will that they would be blessed and become more prosperous, so as life went on for a king they made sure they lived along divine rule as to keep their spot as king. So to sum up sociality the civilization was made up of kingdoms that lived as mini kingdoms in the great expanse of