The Indus Civilization And The Near East
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The Indus Civilization And The Near East
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Author : Henri Frankfort
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1932
The Indus Civilization And The Near East written by Henri Frankfort and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1932 with categories.
The Indus Valley Civilization
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Author : Kartikeya Shukla
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-06-25
The Indus Valley Civilization written by Kartikeya Shukla and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-25 with categories.
The Indus Valley Civilization (also known as the Indus Civilization, was a bronze age civilization in the northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE. Together with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, it was one of three early civilizations of the near east and South Asia, and of the three, the most widespread, itssites spanning an area stretching from today's northeast Afghanistan, through much ofPakistan, and into western and northwestern India.It flourished in the basins of the Indus river which flows through the length of Pakistan, and along a system of perennial, mostly-fed, rivers that once coursed in the vicinity of the seasonal Ghaggar-Hakra river in northwest India and eastern Pakistan.
The Indus Valley Civilization And Maurya Empire
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Author : Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-02-19
The Indus Valley Civilization And Maurya Empire written by Charles River Editors and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-19 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading When one thinks of the world's first cities, Sumer, Memphis, and Babylon are some of the first to come to mind, but if the focus then shifts to India, then Harappa and Mohenjo-daro will likely come up. These cities owe their existence to India's oldest civilization, known as the Indus Valley Civilization or the Harappan Civilization, which was contemporary with ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt and had extensive contacts with the former, making it one of the most important early civilizations in the world. Spread out along the rivers of the Indus River Valley, hundreds of settlements began forming around 3300 BCE, eventually coalescing into a society that had all of the hallmarks of a true civilization, including writing, well-developed cities, a complex social structure, and long-distance trade. Mohenjo-daro was the largest city of the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the most advanced civilizations to have ever existed, and the best-known and most ancient prehistoric urban site on the Indian subcontinent. It was a metropolis of great cultural, economic, and political importance that dates from the beginning of the 3rd millennium BCE. Although it primarily flourished between approximately 2500 and 1500 BCE, the city had longer lasting influences on the urbanization of the Indian subcontinent for centuries after its abandonment. It is believed to have been one of two capital cities of the Indus Civilization, its twin being Harappa located further north in Punjab, Pakistan. The fact that the ancient Indus Valley Civilization is also often referred to as the Harappan Civilization demonstrates how important the discovery of Harappa is. As archaeologists and historians began to uncover more of the ancient Harappa site in the 19th and early 20th centuries, a more complete picture of the city emerged, namely its importance. Research has shown that Harappa was one of the three most important Indus Valley cities, if not the most important, with several mounds of settlements uncovered that indicate building activities took place there for over 1,000 years. Ancient Harappa was truly a thriving and vibrant city that was on par with contemporary cities in Mesopotamia such as Ur and Memphis in Egypt. During the last centuries of the first millennium BCE, most of the Mediterranean basin and the Near East were either directly or indirectly under the influence of Hellenism. The Greeks spread their ideas to Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia and attempted to unify all of the peoples of those regions under one government. Although some of the Hellenistic kingdoms proved to be powerful in their own rights - especially Ptolemaic Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, which encompassed all of Mesopotamia, most of the Levant, and much of Persia during its height - no single kingdom ever proved to be dominant. The Hellenic kingdoms battled each other for supremacy and even attempted to claim new lands, especially to the east, past the Indus River in lands that the Greeks referred to generally as India. But as the Hellenistic Greeks turned their eyes to the riches of India, a dynasty came to power that put most of the Indian subcontinent under the rule of one king. The dynasty that came to power in the late 4th century BCE is known today as the Mauryan Dynasty, and although the ruling family was short-lived and their power was ephemeral, its influence resonated for several subsequent centuries and spread as far east as China and into the Hellenistic west. Through relentless warfare and violent machinations, the Mauryans were able to take a land that was full of disparate and often warring ethnic groups, religions, and castes and meld it into a reasonably cohesive empire. After establishing the empire, subsequent kings were able to focus their attentions on raising the living standards of their people, especially Ashoka.
New Light On The Most Ancient East
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Author : V. Gordon Childe
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-10-24
New Light On The Most Ancient East written by V. Gordon Childe and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-24 with Social Science categories.
This book offers a detailed survey on major archaeological discoveries in the Near and Middle East. This classic account focuses on the findings in three great centers of ancient civilization: Egypt, Sumer, and the Indus valley. Professor Childe discusses the excavation of the three cities of Mohenjo-daro and Chanhu-daro on the Indus and Harappa on the Ravi, and what these sites have revealed about Indian civilization in the third millennium B.C. He describes the findings at the numerous tells between Mesopotamia and the Indus basin, and in the three provinces of the Fertile Crescent; the succession of cultures in pre-dynastic Egypt and the rise of the Pharaohs; the findings at Ur and Kish and the development of an urban civilization in Mesopotamia. Throughout the text, the author sets forth the step-by-step gathering of precise archaeological evidence, relating these findings both to the context of their particular culture and to the larger context of the origins of European history.
Early Civilizations Of The Old World
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Author : Charles Keith Maisels
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-12-16
Early Civilizations Of The Old World written by Charles Keith Maisels and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-16 with History categories.
Tracing the development of some of the earliest and key civilizations in history, Early Civilisations of the Old World explains how particular forms of social structure and cultural interaction developed from before the Neolithic period.
The Indus Civilization
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Author : Gregory L. Possehl
language : en
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Release Date : 2002
The Indus Civilization written by Gregory L. Possehl and has been published by Rowman Altamira this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with India categories.
A brief introduction to the history, archaeology, art, language, and culture of the Indus Valley civilization, written by the leading North American Indus archaeologist.
The Ancient Indus
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Author : Rita P. Wright
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-10-26
The Ancient Indus written by Rita P. Wright and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-26 with Social Science categories.
This early civilization was erased from human memory until 1924, when it was rediscovered and announced in the Illustrated London Times. Our understanding of the Indus has been partially advanced by textual sources from Mesopotamia that contain references to Meluhha, a land identified by cuneiform specialists as the Indus, with which the ancient Mesopotamians traded and engaged in battles. In this volume, Rita P. Wright uses both Mesopotamian texts but principally the results of archaeological excavations and surveys to draw a rich account of the Indus civilization's well-planned cities, its sophisticated alterations to the landscape, and the complexities of its agrarian and craft-producing economy. She focuses principally on the social networks established between city and rural communities; farmers, pastoralists, and craft producers; and Indus merchants and traders and the symbolic imagery that the civilization shared with contemporary cultures in Iran, Mesopotamia, Central Asia, and the Persian Gulf region. Broadly comparative, her study emphasizes the interconnected nature of early societies.
Indus Civilization
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Author : R.K. Pruthi
language : en
Publisher: Discovery Publishing House
Release Date : 2004
Indus Civilization written by R.K. Pruthi and has been published by Discovery Publishing House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Excavations (Archaeology) categories.
Contents: Introduction, The Indus Civilization, Origin and Development of the Indus Civilization, Extent and Distribution of Sites, Customs and Amusements, Indian Types of Pottery Vessels in Dvaravati Culture, Inscriptions in Mohenjo Daro, Cracking the Indus Valley Code, Extension of the Indus Civilization, Economics of the Indus Valley Civilization, The Decline, Causes of the Ruin, Some New Evidences, Mohenjo-daro and Rigveda, Is Indus Valley Civilization Dravidian s or Aryan s?
What Makes Civilization
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Author : David Wengrow
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-01-25
What Makes Civilization written by David Wengrow and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-25 with HISTORY categories.
In 'What Makes Civilization?', archaeologist David Wengrow provides a vivid account of the 'birth of civilization' in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (today's Iraq). These two regions, where many foundations of modern life were laid, are usually treated in isolation. Now, they are brought together within a unified history.
The Indus Civilization
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Author : Ernest John Henry Mackay
language : en
Publisher: New York : AMS Press
Release Date : 1983
The Indus Civilization written by Ernest John Henry Mackay and has been published by New York : AMS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with History categories.