My ambition is to become a Architect. Architecture (Latin architectura‚ after the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων – arkhitekton – from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder‚ carpenter‚ mason") is both the process and the product of planning‚ designing‚ and constructing buildings and other physical structures. Architectural works‚ in the material form of buildings‚ are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements
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The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) was a Bronze Age civilization (3300–1300 BCE; mature period 2600–1900 BCE) that was located in the northwestern region[1] of the Indian subcontinent‚[2][3] consisting of what is now mainly present-day Pakistan and northwest India.[4]Flourishing around the Indus River basin‚ the civilization[n 1] extended east into the Ghaggar-Hakra River valley[8] and the upper reachesGanges-Yamuna Doab;[9][10] it extended west to the Makran coast of Balochistan‚ north to northeastern
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Spartans (Athens’ ally) at Thermopylae‚ but are repelled from Athens after razing it. Chapter 9- 776 BC First Olympiad. 1100 BC Spartans‚ Dorians‚ arrive. 594 BC Solon introduces laws to Athens instituting democracy. Chapter 10- 2500 BC Mohenjo Daro‚ a big city‚ was in India. 500 BC Gautama/Buddha experiences his Enlightenment in
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and southern India; and the babul-dominated thorn forest of the central Deccan and western Gangetic plain. Important Indian trees include the medicinal neem‚ widely used in rural Indian herbal remedies. The pipal figtree‚ shown on the seals of Mohenjo-daro‚ shaded the Gautama Buddha as he
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Conclusions The Indus valley people were peace-loving people who enjoyed various comforts of life. Some of their achievements are really remarkable and they have left a heritage of which we are really very proud. The Indus Valley people gave to the world its earliest cities‚ its town planning‚ its architecture in stone and clay‚ and showed their concern for health and sanitation. They built a scientific drainage system in their cities. There is enough evidence to show that some of the early conceptions
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The Indus valley civilization was the largest of four ancient urban civilizations Mesopotamia‚ Egypt‚ South Asia‚ and China. It was discovered in the 1990’s but most of its ruins remain to be excavated. The Indus civilization was huge; it covered from Mumbai (in Marashta‚ India) in south up to Himalayas and northern Afghanistan in north. The far west of the Indus civilization is as far west as Arabian Sea coast (in Baluchistan‚ Pakistan) next to the Iranian border. The east of that large civilization
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Harappa A large well and bathing platforms are remains of Harappa’s final phase of occupation from 2200 to 1900 BC. Shown within Pakistan Location Sahiwal District‚ Punjab‚ Pakistan Coordinates 30°37′44″N 72°51′50″ECoordinates: 30°37′44″N 72°51′50″E Type Settlement Area 150 ha (370 acres) History Periods Harappan 1 to Harappan 5 Cultures Indus Valley Civilization Site notes Condition Ruined Ownership Public Public access Yes Harappans is an archaeological site in Punjab‚ Pakistan‚ about 24 km
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Indus • Deccan is a plateau that extends from the Ganges valley to southern tip of India. • Between 3000 B.C. and 1500 B.C.‚ the valleys of the Indus river supported a flourishing civilization • Harappa had 35000 inhabitants‚ and Mohenjo-Daro perhaps 35‚000 to 40‚000 • Houses varied in size reaching as high as three stories • Most constructed of mud bricks baked in ovens that forms a grid pattern • Harappan rules based their power on a belief in divine assistance.
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in England and France in an attempt to reduce sewage problems in rapidly expanding cities. Ancient civilizations used toilets attached to simple flowing water sewage systems included those of the Indus Valley Civilization‚ e.g.‚ Harappa[1] and Mohenjo-daro[2] which are located in present day India and Pakistan[3] and also the Romans and Egyptians.[4] Although a precursor to the modern flush toilet system was designed in 1596 by John Harington‚[5] such systems did not come into widespread use until
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reliable sources‚ due to the fact that they are both labeled as stories‚ and there is not much evidence shown to support their claims. Document 7‚ however‚ is reliable. The photograph of the walls and complex city system prove that citizens of Mohenjo-Daro altered their environment. These early modifications were the beginning of the urbanization that created cities across the globe
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