Harappan culture
Language
- Consists of 400 characters
- Not been translated yet
-Found on stamps and seals
-Symbols depicted an object or uses a phonetic sound
Culture
-Little weapons found; peaceful society.
-Cities were uniform and similar looking.
-Animals were important to the culture
-Social divisions in society were not great
Trade
-Traded with the Mesopotamians
- Traded using the indus river which connected to the sea
-Gold and silver from the north in Afghanistan
- They traded with cotton they grew
Religioin
-Theocracy
-No site of a temple has been found
- Links to modern day Hindu
-Found what may be early images of shiva (major Hindu god)