The Harappan Civilization: A Quick Read is an engaging introduction to one of the world’s earliest ancient civilizations. This book features short, easy-to-read articles that help students quickly understand the key ideas of Harappan history. Topics include geography, government, culture, daily life, religion, social classes, food, education, clothing, technology, trade, and warfare. Readers also explore famous achievements such as the planned cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, advanced drainage systems, baked brick construction, seals, dockyards, and important artifacts like the Dancing Girl and Priest-King sculptures. The book explains environmental changes, urban decline, migration, cultural influence, and lasting legacy. Designed for accessibility and curiosity, this quick read sparks interest and encourages further learning about the Harappan world.
Topics included:
Overview
Geography
Government
Culture
Daily Life
Religion
Social Classes
Food & Agriculture
Education
Arts & Entertainment
Clothing
Technology & Science
Trade & Commerce
Military & Warfare
Literature
Men’s Roles
Women’s Roles
Early Neolithic Farming Communities
Planned cities at Harappa & Mohenjo-daro
Baked brick construction
Grid-based City Planning
Drainage & Sewer systems
The Great Bath at Mohenjo-daro
Citadel and Lower Town City Design
Standardized Weights & Measures
Harappan Seals used for trade and identity
Indus Valley Trade with Mesopotamia
Lothal Dockyard & Port Facilities
Bead-making and Metallurgy
The Dancing Girl Bronze Figure
Priest-King Stone Sculpture
Cotton for Textile Production
Undeciphered Indus script
Religious Practices connected to Water, Animals, and Fertility
Absence of large palaces or royal tombs
Strong urban sanitation and Public Health Systems
Gradual Environmental Changes affecting river systems
Weakening of the monsoon climate
Decline of major urban centers around 1900 BCE
Migration and transformation into smaller rural communities
Cultural influence on later South Asian traditions
Legacy
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The Harappan Civilization: A Quick Read is an engaging introduction to one of the world's earliest ancient civilizations. This book features short, easy-to-read articles that help students quickly understand the key ideas of Harappan history. Topics include geography, government, culture, daily life, religion, social classes, food, education, clothing, technology, trade, and warfare. Readers also explore famous achievements such as the planned cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, advanced drainage systems, baked brick construction, seals, dockyards, and important artifacts like the Dancing Girl and Priest-King sculptures. The book explains environmental changes, urban decline, migration, cultural influence, and lasting legacy. Designed for accessibility and curiosity, this quick read sparks interest and encourages further learning about the Harappan world. Topics included: OverviewGeographyGovernmentCultureDaily LifeReligionSocial ClassesFood & AgricultureEducationArts & EntertainmentClothingTechnology & ScienceTrade & CommerceMilitary & WarfareLiteratureMen's RolesWomen's RolesEarly Neolithic Farming CommunitiesPlanned cities at Harappa & Mohenjo-daroBaked brick constructionGrid-based City PlanningDrainage & Sewer systemsThe Great Bath at Mohenjo-daroCitadel and Lower Town City DesignStandardized Weights & MeasuresHarappan Seals used for trade and identityIndus Valley Trade with MesopotamiaLothal Dockyard & Port FacilitiesBead-making and MetallurgyThe Dancing Girl Bronze FigurePriest-King Stone SculptureCotton for Textile ProductionUndeciphered Indus scriptReligious Practices connected to Water, Animals, and FertilityAbsence of large palaces or royal tombsStrong urban sanitation and Public Health SystemsGradual Environmental Changes affecting river systemsWeakening of the monsoon climateDecline of major urban centers around 1900 BCEMigration and transformation into smaller rural communitiesCultural influence on later South Asian traditionsLegacy This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798245353098
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The Harappan Civilization: A Quick Read is an engaging introduction to one of the world's earliest ancient civilizations. This book features short, easy-to-read articles that help students quickly understand the key ideas of Harappan history. Topics include geography, government, culture, daily life, religion, social classes, food, education, clothing, technology, trade, and warfare. Readers also explore famous achievements such as the planned cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, advanced drainage systems, baked brick construction, seals, dockyards, and important artifacts like the Dancing Girl and Priest-King sculptures. The book explains environmental changes, urban decline, migration, cultural influence, and lasting legacy. Designed for accessibility and curiosity, this quick read sparks interest and encourages further learning about the Harappan world. Topics included: OverviewGeographyGovernmentCultureDaily LifeReligionSocial ClassesFood & AgricultureEducationArts & EntertainmentClothingTechnology & ScienceTrade & CommerceMilitary & WarfareLiteratureMen's RolesWomen's RolesEarly Neolithic Farming CommunitiesPlanned cities at Harappa & Mohenjo-daroBaked brick constructionGrid-based City PlanningDrainage & Sewer systemsThe Great Bath at Mohenjo-daroCitadel and Lower Town City DesignStandardized Weights & MeasuresHarappan Seals used for trade and identityIndus Valley Trade with MesopotamiaLothal Dockyard & Port FacilitiesBead-making and MetallurgyThe Dancing Girl Bronze FigurePriest-King Stone SculptureCotton for Textile ProductionUndeciphered Indus scriptReligious Practices connected to Water, Animals, and FertilityAbsence of large palaces or royal tombsStrong urban sanitation and Public Health SystemsGradual Environmental Changes affecting river systemsWeakening of the monsoon climateDecline of major urban centers around 1900 BCEMigration and transformation into smaller rural communitiesCultural influence on later South Asian traditionsLegacy This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798245353098
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