MMW 11 Chapter Notes - Chapter pg 61-68: Ritual Purification, Ganges, Mohenjo-Daro
7 Nov 2016
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The land and its first settlers, ca 3000-1500 b. c. e. Shaped heavily by geography like any other civilization. Most areas are warm all year long with high temp. Temperature averages around 75 degrees and 85 degrees in the north and south respectively. Monsoon rain sweep northward from indian ocean every summer. Lower reaches of the himalayas has dense forests sustained by heavy rainfall. Beneath the forest are the fertile valleys of the indus and ganges river. West are flat deserts of rajasthan and southeastern pakistan. South of it are the jungle-clad vindhya mountains and the deccan plateau. Huge coastlines helped foster trade with other countries along the indian ocean. Agriculture was well established in india by 7000 b. c. e. Story of the first civilization in india, mohenjo-daro in 2500 b. c. e. Known as the indus valley or harappan civilization. Discovered more than 300 of these cities. Literate civilization, but no one has deciphered more than 400 symbols inscribed on the tablets.
