The Indus Civilization (Cambridge History of India, Supplementary Volume) c23: Index
The Indus Civilization (Cambridge History of India, Supplementary Volume) c23
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Index
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Agriculture, 6-7, 62 Alcock, Leslie, 4 Ali Murad, 46 Amazonite, 59 Amri, 10, 12, 13, 44, 47 Arrowheads, 46, 53, 55 Aryan invasions, 90 Axe-adzes, 55, 89 Axes, 55
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Baradez, J., 6 Barracks, 20, 40 Bath at Mohenjo-daro, 29 Beads, 43, 59, 73, 87, 89 Bitumen at Mohenjo-daro, 29 Bricks, baking of, 6 Bryan, Kirk, 7 Buddhist stūpa at Mohenjo-daro, 1, 25, 33 Burials: at Nal, 13; at Harappā, 24, 48 ff.
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Camel, scarcity of, 6, 60 Cat, 63 Cattle, 63 "Cemetery H", 24, 49 Chanhu-daro, 42 ff., 55, 59 Chert implements and cores, 46, 55, 57 Childe, V. Gordon, 55, 60, 74 Chowdhury, K. A., 48 Chronology of Indus Civilization, 4, 84 Cleavers, 56 Climate, 4 "College" on Mohenjo-daro citadel, 33 Copper, sources of, 58 Cotton, 57, 63 Cunningham, Sir Alexander, 19
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Dābarkot, 47 Damb Saadat, 12 Dams or gabarbands, 6, 7 de Cardi, Miss B., 4, 11 Defences: at Harappā, 19; at Mohenjo-daro, 28, 34, 45, 46; at Sutkāgen-dor, 45; at Ali Murad, 46; generally, 52, 90 Deforestation, 7 Dice, 69 Distribution of Indus Civilization, 2, 95 Drains at Mohenjo-daro, 26, 29, 37, 40
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Faïence, 70 Fairservis, W. A., 9
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Farming, 62 Fauna, 63 Flood-farming, 7 Floods, 26, 42 Frankfort, H., 6, 37 Fuchsite, 59 Furnaces, 21, 37, 43
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Gabarbands or dams, 6, 7 Gadd, C. J., 84 Gateways, 19 Ghaggar river, 2 Ghosh, A., 4, 96 Gilgamesh, 80, 84, 94 Glazed pottery, 70 Gold, 58 Gordon, D. H. & M. E., 53, 57, 59, 73 Granaries: at Harappā 21; in Egypt and Mesopotamia, 22; at Mohenjo-daro, 28, 31
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Halls on Mohenjo-daro citadel, 34 Harappā, 16 ff., and passim Hargreaves, H., 4 Heine-Geldern, R., 55 Hill-villages, 8 Hissar, 9, 55 Hoes, 57 Horses, 60 Hostels, 37 Houses at Mohenjo-daro, 36
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Ivory, 60, 92
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Jade, 59 Jarmo (Iraq), 9 Jhangar culture, 45 Jhukar culture, 43, 55, 86
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Khurāb (S.E. Persia), 60 Kile Gul Mohammed, 9, 12 Knives, 53 Kulli, 11, 13
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Lapis lazuli, 59, 88 Latrines, 37-8, 41 Lohri, 12 Lurewāta, 51
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McCown, Donald, 4, 9, 53, 88
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Mace-heads, 56, 58 Mail, 53 Majumdar, N. G., 4 Mallowan, M. E. L., 23, 24, 74, 90 Marble, 59 Marshall, Sir John, 1, 28 Massacre at Mohenjo-daro, 91 Measures, 61 Mehi, 13, 87 Mesopotamia, 14, 51, 59, 84 Mirrors, 48 Missiles, 56 “Model cakes”, 69 Mohenjo-daro, 25 ff. and passim Mother-goddess, 68, 83
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Nal, 10, 12, 47, 48, 59
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Ovens, 37
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Phallus-worship, 83, 95 Piggott, Professor Stuart, 3, 4, 9, 12, 14, 19, 42, 81 Platforms, circular brick, 21 Pottery, 70 ff.
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Quetta, 9, 11, 12
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Rana Ghundai, 9, 19, 60 Ratha Thēri, 51 Rattles, 69 Religion, 82 ff., 95 Rigveda, 18, 90 Ritchie, Dr P. D., 75 Ross, E. J., 9
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“Sacred brazier”, 13, 77 Sarasvatī river, 2 Sargon of Agade, 4
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Saws, 57 Script, the Indus, 81 Sculpture, 39, 64 ff. Seals, 76 ff., 84 ff. Segmented beads, 74, 89 Shields, 53 Ships, 60 Silver, 58 Śiva, 67, 79, 83, 95 Skeletal types, 51 Spears, 53 Stairs, 19, 33, 37, 92 Stein, Sir Aurel, 4, 6, 45 Stock, 63 Stone, J. F. S., 74, 89 Streets, 36, 40 Sutkāgen-dor, 45, 60 Swords, 53
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Temples, 39-40 Terra-cottas, 67 Togau, 10 Town-plans, 16, 36 Trees, sacred, 39, 84 Trefoil pattern, 64, 75, 84 Turquoise, 59
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Unguent-pots, stone, 13, 87
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Vehicles, 60, 69
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Water-table, 26 Weights, 61 Wells, 37, 40, 92 Wheels, 60 Whitehead, R. B., 7 Woolley, Sir Leonard, 6, 16, 49, 90
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Zhob, 9, 12 the *Gesta Romanorum*, the *Legenda Aurea* of Jacobus de Voragine, and the *Speculum Historiale* of Vincent of Beauvais. These were the books that fed the imagination of the Middle Ages, and they were the books that the Church, in its wisdom, provided for the instruction and edification of the faithful.
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But the Church did not merely provide books; it also provided the means of their dissemination. The monastic scriptoria, where monks labored in silence to copy the sacred texts, were the precursors of the printing press. And when the press finally arrived, it was the Church that first harnessed its power, using it to spread the word of God to the corners of the earth. The Gutenberg Bible, the first major book printed in Europe, was a testament to the Church's commitment to the written word.
c23.28
Yet, even as the Church championed the spread of knowledge, it also sought to control it. The *Index Librorum Prohibitorum*, or List of Prohibited Books, was a tool used by the Church to suppress ideas it deemed dangerous or heretical. This tension between the desire to educate and the need to control would define the Church's relationship with literature for centuries to come.
c23.29
It is a complex history, one that is marked by both enlightenment and suppression. But it is a history that cannot be ignored, for it is the history of the very foundation of Western civilization. The Church, in its role as the guardian of knowledge, has shaped the way we think, the way we write, and the way we understand the world around us.
c23.30
the *Gesta Romanorum*, the *Legenda Aurea* of Jacobus de Voragine, and the *Speculum Historiale* of Vincent of Beauvais. These were the books that fed the imagination of the Middle Ages, and they were the books that the Church, in its wisdom, provided for the instruction and edification of the faithful.
c23.31
But the Church did not merely provide books; it also provided the means of their dissemination. The monastic scriptoria, where monks labored in silence to copy the sacred texts, were the precursors of the printing press. And when the press finally arrived, it was the Church that first harnessed its power, using it to spread the word of God to the corners of the earth. The Gutenberg Bible, the first major book printed in Europe, was a testament to the Church's commitment to the written word.
c23.32
Yet, even as the Church championed the spread of knowledge, it also sought to control it. The *Index Librorum Prohibitorum*, or List of Prohibited Books, was a tool used by the Church to suppress ideas it deemed dangerous or heretical. This tension between the desire to educate and the need to control would define the Church's relationship with literature for centuries to come.
c23.33
It is a complex history, one that is marked by both enlightenment and suppression. But it is a history that cannot be ignored, for it is the history of the very foundation of Western civilization. The Church, in its role as the guardian of knowledge, has shaped the way we think, the way we write, and the way we understand the world around us.
c23.34
the *Gesta Romanorum*, the *Legenda Aurea* of Jacobus de Voragine, and the *Speculum Historiale* of Vincent of Beauvais. These were the books that fed the imagination of the Middle Ages, and they were the books that the Church, in its wisdom, provided for the instruction and edification of the faithful.
c23.35
But the Church did not merely provide books; it also provided the means of their dissemination. The monastic scriptoria, where monks labored in silence to copy the sacred texts, were the precursors of the printing press. And when the press finally arrived, it was the Church that first harnessed its power, using it to spread the word of God to the corners of the earth. The Gutenberg Bible, the first major book printed in Europe, was a testament to the Church's commitment to the written word.
c23.36
Yet, even as the Church championed the spread of knowledge, it also sought to control it. The *Index Librorum Prohibitorum*, or List of Prohibited Books, was a tool used by the Church to suppress ideas it deemed dangerous or heretical. This tension between the desire to educate and the need to control would define the Church's relationship with literature for centuries to come.
c23.37
It is a complex history, one that is marked by both enlightenment and suppression. But it is a history that cannot be ignored, for it is the history of the very foundation of Western civilization. The Church, in its role as the guardian of knowledge, has shaped the way we think, the way we write, and the way we understand the world around us.