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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