Thursday, October 13th
This week was all about the Indus River Civilization. We studied the Aryan invasion, the roots of Hinduism and the beginnings of Budhism. We also discussed our threads and Primary Sources for India. Please e-mail me either of those two assignments over the weekend if you did not turn in a paper today. Also in class, we set the date for our first exam on Mesopotamia, Egypt, New Centers of Civilization, and India. It will be Tuesday, October 25 in class.
The exam will be about 45 questions and some extra credit will be included. I handed out a study guide today in class that should give you a good preparation for the exam. So next Tuesday (10/18), please prepare an answer to this critical thinking question for India:
Given that the Harrappan civilization in the Indus River Valley was a sophisticated one with evidence of urban planning and an organized administration that supported a large population, discuss possible explanations of how the Aryans imposed a caste system on that civilization that allowed the Aryans to hold higher social positions that the native population they mixed with.
