Friday, October 19, 2018

Chapter 2: First Civilizations

Destiny Williams

Professor Andrews

World History

                                                             First Civilizations:
Indus Valley Civilization:
  • Mesopotamia and Egypt are center stage to first civilization.
  • This civilization began around 2000 B.C.
  • Indus valley was in decline around 1700 B.C. 
  • Indus cities were the most distinctive
  • Houses made of mud and bricks many of the homes had their own latrines other than that there was a drainage
  • It's language was limited in extent so it has not been deciphered.
  • Seals are used for imprinting an image on a document
  • Animals are the most artifacts  in the Indus valley such as bulls, elephants, crocodiles, buffalo, even mythical creatures like unicorns
  • Seals represent high official, clans, businesses, and prominent individuals
  • Unicorn seals were used for impressions on clay tags 
  • Bull seals were very rare, high ranked
  • The bull seal shows leadership and ownership
  • Although the bull is rare people know when you see a bull seal it means someone of higher up


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