Harappan Culture
by Ernesto Huerta
Language
- About 400 symbols make up the language
- It is impossible to decipher
- It was put on stamps and seals
- No inscriptions found that are bilingual
Culture
- They are to be peaceful since conflict was limited
- Animals are important part of their culture
- Clay and wooden toys used to show that they were prosperous
- Uniformity in culture
Religion
- Harapan civilization is closed tied to religion
- Their culture was a Theocracy
- Found no temples if they were to worship
- Civilization maybe worshiped Shiva, a major hindu god.
Trade
- Traded with people in the region
- The indus river provided a trade route
- Brightly cotton cloth was a desirable trade
- Used overland routes to move gods from Persia to Caspian Sea