Early Societies in South Asia Chapter 3. I- Harappan society  Background - Neolithic villages in Indus River Valley by 3000 B.C.E. - Earliest remains.

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Early Societies in South Asia Chapter 3

I- Harappan society  Background - Neolithic villages in Indus River Valley by 3000 B.C.E. - Earliest remains inaccessible because of silt deposits and rising water table - Also little known because writing not yet translated

Foundations of Harappan society The Indus River - Runs through north India, with sources at Hindu Kush and the Himalayas - Rich deposits but less predictable than the Nile - Wheat and barley were cultivated in Indus Valley

-Cultivated cotton before 5000 B.C.E. - Complex society of Dravidians, 3000 B.C.E.

-no evidence about a political system - Harappa and Mohenjo- daro: two main cities

- each city had a fortified citadel and a large granary

- broad streets, marketplaces, temples, public buildings Mohenjo-daro - Standardized weights, measures, architectural styles, and brick sizes

 Harappan society and culture - Social distinctions as seen from living styles - Religious beliefs strongly emphasized fertility

 Harappan society declined from 1900 B.C.E. onward - Ecological degradation led to subsistence crisis - Another possibility: natural catastrophes such as floods or earthquakes - Population began to abandon their cities by about 1700 B.C.E. - Almost entirely collapsed by about 1500 B.C.E. - Some Harappan cultural traditions maintained

Indo-European migrations and early Aryan India  The Aryans and India The early Aryans - depended heavily on a pastoral economy - no writing system, but had orally transmitted works called the Vedas - sacred language (Sanskrit) and daily language (Prakit)

 The Vedic Age B.C.E. - A boisterous period, conflict with indigenous people - Called indigenous people dasa- “enemies” or “subject people”

-Indra, the Aryans’ war god and military hero

-Aryan chiefdoms fought ferociously among themselves - Most chiefdoms had leader raja, king

Aryan migrations in India: first Punjab and by 500 B.C.E. in northern Deccan  Used iron tools and developed agriculture  Lost tribal organizations but established regional kingdoms

Origins of the caste system  Caste and varna caste: hereditary, unchangeable social class the Sanskrit word varna, “color”, refers to social classes

Social distinctions in the late Vedic Age  Four main varnas recognized after 1000B.C.E. brahmins (priests) kshatriyas (warriors and aristocrats) vaishyas (cultivators, artisans, and merchants) shudras (landless peasants and serfs) untouchables added later

Subcaste, or jati  Represented more elaborate scheme of social classification  Jati, or subcastes were determined by occupation  Elaborate rules of jati life: eating, communication, behavior

In caste system, social mobility difficult but still possible  Usually result of group, not individual, effort  Foreign peoples could find a place in society of castes

Development of a patriarchal society  Patriarchal and patrilineal society

The Lawbook of Manu  Prepared by an anonymous sage, first century B.C.E.  Dealt with moral behavior and social relationships  Advised men to treat women with honor and respect  Subjected women to the control and guidance of men  Women’ duties: bear children, maintain household

Sati, social custom in which a widow throws self on funeral pyre

Religion in the Vedic Age  Aryan gods - War god, Indra - Gods of sun, the sky, the moon, fire, health, disease - God Varna: ethical concern, cosmic order

 Ritual sacrifices were more important than ethics - priests were specialists of the ritual sacrifices - ritual sacrifices for rewards from divine power - sacrifices, chants, soma

Spirituality underwent a shift after about 800 B.C.E.  Thoughtful individuals retreated to forests as hermits  Dravidian notions of transmigration and reincarnation were adapted

The blending of Aryan and Dravidian values  The Upanishads, works of religious teachings ( B.C.E.) - the religious forums: dialogues between disciples and sages - Brahman: the universal soul - highest goal: to escape reincarnation and join with Brahman - Samsara: an individual whose soul was born many times

-Karma: specific incarnations that a soul experienced -Moksha: permanent liberation from physical reincarnation

Religion and Vedic society -Samsara and karma reinforced caste and social hierarchy -Upanishads were also spiritual and intellectual contemplations -Taught to observe high ethical standards: discourage greed, envy, vice -Respect for all living things, a vegetarian diet