1. THE DISAPPEARANCE
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2. THE DISAPPEARANCE
! Excavations of Mohenjo-Daro show clearly that decline had set in
about 1800BC and the Indus Valley cities were abandoned
sometime shortly thereafter.
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3. THE DISAPPEARANCE
! Excavations of Mohenjo-Daro show clearly that decline had set in
about 1800BC and the Indus Valley cities were abandoned
sometime shortly thereafter.
! Archaeologists now they believe that this civilization suffered
“systems failure”- the breakdown of the fragile interrelationship
of the political, social, and economic systems that sustain order
and prosperity.
Monday, January 7, 13

4. THE DISAPPEARANCE
! Excavations of Mohenjo-Daro show clearly that decline had set in
about 1800BC and the Indus Valley cities were abandoned
sometime shortly thereafter.
! Archaeologists now they believe that this civilization suffered
“systems failure”- the breakdown of the fragile interrelationship
of the political, social, and economic systems that sustain order
and prosperity.
! The precipitating cause may have been one or more natural
disasters, such as an earthquake or flooding.
Monday, January 7, 13

5. THE DISAPPEARANCE
! Excavations of Mohenjo-Daro show clearly that decline had set in
about 1800BC and the Indus Valley cities were abandoned
sometime shortly thereafter.
! Archaeologists now they believe that this civilization suffered
“systems failure”- the breakdown of the fragile interrelationship
of the political, social, and economic systems that sustain order
and prosperity.
! The precipitating cause may have been one or more natural
disasters, such as an earthquake or flooding.
Monday, January 7, 13

6. Aryan=”Noble Ones”
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7. INTRODUCTION TO
HINDUISM
Aryan Invasion
Aryans vs. “Dasas”
Early History of the Aryans
Early Hinduism
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8. AN EXAMPLE OF SANSKRIT TAKEN FROM THE
RIG-VEDA
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