Harappan Society
Harappan society was developed in this river valley
The Indus
Aryans relied on this type of economy
Pastoral
Aryan and Dravidian cultures mixed and formed the foundation for this religion
Hinduism
The Nile River Valley holds these 2 regions
Egypt and Nubia
Tigris and Euphrates
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro9
The term "Aryans" translates to
"Noble people"
Aryan chief deity in the Rig Veda
Indra
Hieroglyphics developed into these types of writings due to simplifications and the adaption of the Greek alphabet
Hieratic, demotic, and Coptic scripts
Earliest known writing system meaning "wedge-shaped"
Cuneiform
Almost all houses in Mohenjo-Daro had these types of rooms
Private bathrooms
A collection of religious and literary works that were transmitted orally by early Aryans
The Vedas
The Upanishads teach these two doctrines regarding the cycle of reincarnation
Samsara and Karma
This period of monotheism in Egypt was supported by this pharaoh
Amenhotep IV, or Akhenaten
Creator of empire in Mesopotamia, who inspired generations of later conquerors
Sargon of Akkad
Year when Harappan cities had almost entirely collapsed
1500 B.C.E.
Social heirarchy that the Aryans layed the foundation for
Caste system
Ascetism and meditation are means to this ultimate goal of deep dreamless sleep
Moksha
This region is where the earliest Bantu-speakers inhabited
Eastern part of modern Nigeria and the southern part of Cameroon
State 3 inventions/innovations Indo-European expansion provided
Domesticated horses, war chariots, and more refined iron metallurgy
Many scholars believe that after the larger society's collapse, some Harappan deities found places here
The Hindu pantheon
Directions (2) in which Aryan migrants spread after settling in the Punjab
East and South
Heaven is to Hell as these Aryan realms are to each other
World of the Fathers to the House of Clay
Explain the formation of the kingdom of Kush
During the Archaic period and Old Kingdom, Egyptian pharaonic forces conquered Lower Nubia (north), which forced Nubian leaders to focus on organizing a stronger kingdom in Upper Nubia (South)
Describe the evolution of polytheism to monotheism among early Hebrews