... to archaeologists, but to date almost nothing has been found to contradict these current assumptions. To look for evidence of a society of modest consumption habits and what was apparently a "democratic" social outlook this essay will focus on the burials of the Indus valley in comparison to those of Mesopotamia and Egypt. It will also touch on the lack of religious monuments ... compared to other ancient civilisations, would seem to suggest that, whilst no royalty or elitist (through birth) classes were glorified more than the commoners, there was some sort of class stratification. Pos...

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... capital city and built a lavish tomb to celebrate the return to the traditional gods. After about 1150 B.C., new waves of invasion and internal conspiracies and disorganization, including strikes and social protest, brought fairly steady decline. It was around this period that one people, the Hebrews, followed their leader Moses out of Egypt and into the deserts of Palestine.   ... because their environment was more difficult to manage than the Nile valley. Trade contacts were more extensive, and the Mesopotamians gave attention to a merchant class and commercial law. Social difference...

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... language since much of the language within the Indus River Valley harkens its inspirational roots derived from the Fertile Crescent. As a way to come up with an expansive political and social system, the Indus River Valley Civilization had to maximize specialization by increasing its surplus of food. Since rice was seen as an important main crop and it was also possible ... almost nearly impossible to do wet rice farming without the building of the irrigation systems as a way to keep labor organized, the important factors that play within a government, such as social stratification and ...

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