Bricks beads bones part 2

Bricks beads bones part 2

Learning objectives

• Understand issues around script

• Discussion about Political Authority

• Find about possible reasons for decline of civilisation.

• problems with discovery

Recap

Crafts and trade

Multiple Choice

Which material was used for crafts?

• iron, terracotta, clay

• steatite, silver, gold

• jasper, copper, gold

• carnelian, iron, steatite

Multiple Choice

How do we know that trading happened with distant lands?

1. seals

2. Nickel in copper

• 1

• 2

• 1,2

• neither 1 or 2

Seals

what all can we learn from seals?

Open Ended

Write down your observations/ suggestions?

seals & script

• communication

• long distance

• identity

• script- undeciphered

• non alphabetical

• mostly right to left

• writing on many objects

Poll

Based on this information do you think literacy was widespread?

• yes

• no

weights

trading, uniformity, chert, craft (jewels)

Multiple Select

What are some signs of centralised planning?

• town planning

• uniform weights & bricks & seals

• labour mobilisation

• written proof of harappan king

Many views

• A-priest king- palace/mesopotamia

• B-no rulers- equality, community led

• C-many rulers

• D-single state

Poll

What do you think?

• a

• b

• c

• d

End of civilisation

what do you think?

Open Ended

How do you think civilisation ended?

Problems in discovery

Poll

What problems could have come up

• methodology

• classification

• understanding