LOST AND FOUND on the
INDUS AND YELLOW RIVERS
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Themes
- how we know about civilizations
- "Lost and Found:" myth and archaeology
- worldviews
- 2 examples: Indus and Yellow rivers
Indus: Dravidian and Aryan Cultures
- Stories
- Discoveries
- Environment
- Development
- Harappan society c. 3000-1500 B.C.E.
- Indo-European migrations c. 3000 B.C.E.-1000 C.E.
- Vedic age 1500-500 B.C.E.
- Culture
- Harappan culture:
- social:
- varna and jati
- kshatriyas
- brahmans
- vaishyas
- shudras
- sati
- political: regional
- Dravidian and Aryan worldviews
- transcendence: Upanishads
- samsara and karma
- moksha and Brahman
Yellow River: Xia, Shang and Zhou Civilizations
- Stories
- 3 Sovereigns and 5 Emperors *
- 3 Dynasties: Xia, Shang, Zhou
- Archaeology
- Environment
- Himalayas, Mongolian plain, Gobi desert, southern jungle mountains; western road
- Yellow and Yangzi rivers
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- Development
- 2500-2200 B.C.E. Yangshao society
- 2200-1766 B.E. Xia dynasty
- 1766-1122 B.C.E. Shang dynasty
- 1122-256 B.C.E. Zhou dynasty
- 403-221 B.C.E. Warring States
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- Culture and Worldview
- agriculture: Zhou Book of Songs
- social:
- politics:
- religion:
- worldview:
- Heaven, Earth, Man
- the Dao
- Yin and Yang
Comparisons and Conclusions
- Indus and Yellow rivers
- myths of origins and archaeology: finding lost civilizations
- wordview concepts:
- India: varna and jati; transcendence; samsara and karma
- China: ancestors; Mandate of Heaven; the Dao, Yin and Yang
Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China: Matrix comparisons
- environment, development, culture
- worldview key words: Ma'at, there is no permanence, caste and transcendence, Tao and Yin-Yang
- what is civilization and how do we know about it?
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