Harappan culture
language,culture,religion,trade
language
- Harappan culture has a written language.
-It has impossible to decipher.
-Found on stamps and seals.
-made up of 400 symbols.
culture
-cities show a remarkable uniformity in religion.
- few weapons of warfare have been found.
-animals are important part of culture.
-meaning of images remain a mystery.
religion
-rulers have close ties to religion.
-no site of temple has been found.
-artifacts reveal links to modern Hindu culture.
-archeologists thought the culture was a theocracy.
trade
-conducted thriving trade with people in region.
-trading began as early as 2600b.c.
-indus river provided a link to the sea.
-gold and silver came from the north.