CHAPTER 4 CLASSICAL INDIA. HARRAPPAN SOCIETY Indus river 3000-1750 b.c. Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro.

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CHAPTER 4 CLASSICAL INDIA

HARRAPPAN SOCIETY Indus river b.c. Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro

Agricultural society Produce Chickens Surplus = + food supply Implications?

CITIES Urban 50k+ Walled, patterned Defense

CITIES Granaries Wealth=social distinctions Bathrooms, showers, sewage Housing courtyards, multiple stories

ECONOMY Organized, wealthy Professions Trade – Middle East, China Primary: Agriculture

DECLINE Unclear Natural disasters Powerful invaders

INDO-EUROPEANS Foreign invasions Aryans Nomadic, pastoral Warfare Aryan + indigenous populations

SOCIAL DIVISION Fewer Aryans Distinction Class structure (4 groups) Brahmins – priests Kshatriyas – nobles/warriors Vaishyas – commoners Shudras – peasants

ARYAN SOCIETY Music Flutes, harps, drums Gambling dice

PATRIARCHAL SOCIETY Early society: matrilineal Male, dominated like other parts of Asia Property, Education Sati Courtesans, temple dancers Purdah, harem

ARYAN ECONOMY Towns + Merchants, artisans Trade +

RELIGION Polytheistic Male gods

Convene in small groups of 3-5 Create a short song, poem, writing to illustrate and explain the world around you today

VEDAS Oral Hymns, songs, prayers Insight on life

UPANISHADS Basis of Hinduism Soul Dharma – life path, laws Acceptance Many lives Karma – results of actions previous life Reincarnation – natural consequence of evil Goal: moksha (release)

BRAHMIN POWER Monopolies Rituals Literacy Status

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