Harappan Society
why is it impossible to follow the development of Harrapan society
One is that many of the earliest Harappan physical remains are inaccessible.
how many Vedas are there. what is the most important one
4
Rig Veda
who was the chief deity of the Rig Veda
Indra
when did peoples of eastern Sudan domesticate cattle
after 9000 BCE
what does Mesopotamia mean
"the land between the rivers"
when do the earliest accessible remains date
2500 BCE
what does dasas mean
enemies
proper honor for the gods called for households to have brahmins perform how many sacrifices
no fewer than five
6,695 kilometers
when was the population f Sumer approaching one hundred thousand
by 3000 BCE
how far did Harrapan society stretch
1,500 kilometers
what does raja mean
Sanskrit term related to the Latin word rex ("king")
when did many thoughtful individuals left their villages and retreated to the forests of the Ganges valley,
800 BCE
were did The earliest Bantu speakers inhabit
eastern part of modern Nigeria and the southern part of modern Cameroon.
how long did Hammurabi reign
1792—1750 B.C.E.
during what time period did they trade with Mesopotamia
During the period about 2300 to 1750 B.C.E.
what did Aryans refer themselves to
wheat-colored
when did Upanishads start to appear
late Vedic age
800-400 BCE
what does bantu mean
persons or peoples
when did Babylon dominate Mesopotamia
600 to 550 B.C.E.
what was the population from 2500 BCE- 2000 BCE
forty thousand
what were the four main varnas
brahmins
kshatriyas
Vaishyas
Shudras
what was the other doctrine besides samsara
Karma
what does Coptic mean
Egyptian
in About 4000 B.C.E. Mesopotamian metalworkers discovered
that if they alloyed copper with tin, they could make much harder and stronger implements.