(1) The decline of Harappan civilization The decline of Harappan culture is difficult to explain. During its late phase between 2000 and 1700 BC ’The Indus Valley Civilization as a distinct entity gradually ceased to exist’. Scholars have given different answers to the question as to why did the civilization end? Some scholars‚ believing in a dramatic collapse of the civilization‚ have looked for evidences of a calamity of catastrophic proportions‚ which wiped out the urban communities. Some of
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Take Home Midterm History 192 Professor Bravo September 29‚ 2013 A. Shang Dynasty The Shang Dynasty ruled a region of China in the Yellow River valley‚ an area of land that is now commonly referred to as the cradle of Chinese civilization¹. The Shang Dynasty ruled their empire from around 1500-1050 B.C.E. and existed during the time of China’s Bronze Age. The Shang is the first Chinese Dynasty to leave behind sufficient evidence
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In Greek mythology‚ Cronus or Kronos was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans‚ the divine descendants of Uranus‚ the sky‚ and Gaia‚ the earth. He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological Golden Age‚ until he was overthrown by his own son Zeus and imprisoned in Tartarus. Cronus was usually depicted with a harpe‚ scythe or a sickle‚ which was the instrument he used to castrate and depose Uranus‚ his father. In Athens‚ on the twelfth day of the Attic month of Hekatombaion
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HANUMAN This article is about the divine entity in Hinduism. For other uses‚ see Hanuman (disambiguation). "Bajrangbali" redirects here. For the film‚ see Bajrangbali (film). "Anjaneya" redirects here. For the 2003 film‚ see Anjaneya (film). Hanuman | Raja Ravi Varma’s lithograph of Hanuman fetching the mountain | Vanaras | Sanskrit Transliteration | हनुमान् | Affiliation | Devotee of Rama | Abode | Earth | Mantra | Rama’s Name | Weapon | Gada (mace) | Hanuman (IPA: hʌnʊˈmɑn)
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Prophet From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Profit. For other senses of this word‚ see Prophet (disambiguation). In religion‚ a prophet is an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine‚ and to speak for them‚ serving as an intermediary with humanity‚ delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other people.[1][2] The message that the prophet conveys is called a prophecy. Claims of prophets have existed in
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Introduction In Sanskrit ‘Go’ means Cow and Gotra means ‘cow-pen’. Cow was supposed to be the valuable commodity and the family were recognised by the cow-pens and later the term was linked with the family group and its lineage. In the ancient world as well as the modern society‚ people tend to form cohesive groups based on Language‚ Castes‚ Culture‚ Gotras etc. In Hindu society‚ the term Gotra means clan and it broadly signifies the descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor
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endured to the present day. This social system persists for economic as much as religious reasons‚ but a slow progression away from a strict caste tradition is evident in modern day India. According to an ancient Hindu sacred text known as the Rigveda‚ a collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns‚ this division "was based on Brahma ’s divine manifestation of four groups. Priests and teachers were cast from his mouth‚ rulers and warriors from his arms‚ merchants and traders from his thighs‚ and workers
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Guru-Sishya Parampara C.S.PITCHUMONI. Gururbrahmaa gururvishnuh gururdevo Maheswarah | Guruh-saakshaat parabrahma tasmai shri gurave namah || Objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Understand the significance of Dakshinamurthy ‚ the lord of teaching. Three periods 1. mythological 2. historical 3. Current. Dakshinamurthy‚ Lord Shiva as a teacher. Veda Vyasa‚ Adi Guru Qualities of a Sishya‚ and Guru Beginning of Guru-Sishya Parampara. Adi Shankara Traditional
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History Final Chapter 5. 10. The peoples who the greatest influence upon Republican Rome were the A. Greeks. B. Etruscans. C. Latins. D. Carthaginians. Chapter 12. 3. Charlemagne’s Carolingian Empire accomplished all of the following except A. it depended upon the allegiance of courts who ruled for the monarch in local areas. B. it encompassed much of western and central Europe. C. it restored an urban economy based upon the use of money. D. it symbolized the fusion
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Women Empowerment in Bangladesh Women empowerment in Bangladesh means giving women of the country the power to rule and govern their own lives‚ away from traditional and social constraints. The women empowerment movement in Bangladesh focuses on giving women the power and authority they need to be men’s equals. The structures of sub ordinance that have keep women in the dark for so long must be eliminated. Women must have intellectual resources that can be acquired through good education and material
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