p1ch4culture

Name: Samantha Gray

 * **Theme** || **How does this theme apply to your civilization?** ||
 * Religions || * Harappan religion reflected a strong concern for fertility
 * venerated gods and goddesses whom they associated with creation and pro-creation
 * the values of Harappan is similar to those of the Hindu deities ||
 * Belief Systems, philosophies, and ideologies || * recognized a mother goddess and horned fertility god
 * held trees and animals sacred because they were associated with vital forces ||
 * Science and Technology || * the building techniques of the Harappan were advanced enough to have standarized sized buildings
 * were known for one of the most sophisticated sewage system, in which their toilets drained into the city's sewage system from the structures they lived in ||
 * The arts and architecture || * goldsmaths, potters, weavers, masons, and architects as well as jewelers, artists, and merchants were a part of day to day life in the busy city of Mohenjo-daro
 * Harappan people did not build pyramids, palaces, or magnificant tombs
 * known for the variety of statues and figurines in addition to the illustrations carved onto seals
 * expertised in gold, copper, and bronze
 * Harappan lived in room tenements in barracklike structures
 * some structures were two to three stories with a dozen rooms
 * all houses were private with their own showers and toilets ||