GAQ BC 101 - 9th February 2012 (Thursday)

• Culture of Harappan Civilization
• Town Planning - Pls refer to Singapore's Ang Mo Kio GRC
• Economic Life
• Agriculture - Wheat, Barley, Cotton (make dress)
• Domestication of Animals - buffaloes, goats, oxen, elephants, dogs, camels, *horse* -> Pls take note of the horse
• Crafts - Bronze Work, Pottery, Brick Making (to build city gate; what kind of house -> classify as merchants, artisans, tamer... etc)
• Trade (Internal & External)
• Arts - Sculpture (figures of men, woman and animals), fire altar (fire is very important in every culture and civilization)
• Script - until now cannot verify (Harappan write from right to left and NOT left to right)
• Religion of Harappan Civilization
• Male Deity - Pasapati (proto-siva)
• Female Deity - Mother Goddess
• Because of agricultural products, got to thank Mother Goddess for land
• Tree Worship - Pipal Tree (later known as Bodhi Tree)
• Animal Worship - unicorn, buffaloes, elephant, deers
• In Hinduism, Buffaloes are sacred animals

• Pali is Romanized
• Tibetan only have their language script in the 7th Century AD
• Harappan people do not keep record of things no matter if it is in writing or oral
• Seals are for identification of products belonging to that particular civilization at that time
• The amusement at the Harappan time are dances, music and dice games
• Next week to do Vedic Culture