Comparison of Bresnan Chapter 1: India Before the Vedas and Indus: The Unvoiced Civilization

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Harappan Site
Taking by AIS
In the book "Awakening" by Patrick S. Bresnan, the author had many similar and unfamiliar details compared to the video Indus: The Unvoiced Civilization. In the book, it emphasize the caste system of how "India is famous for its caste system" (Bresnan 13). While the video didn't mention the caste system but had information about how the people migrated to the region and how they identify themselves.
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Indus Valley Map
The two sources treated the engineering system topic different from how one is helpful towards the region while the book highlighted the drainage system. First of all the book emphasized the background of the engineering of the city. In the book, the "the cities, were constructed mostly of mud and fired brick" which were a high level of engineering for the time era(Bresnan 7). While the video mainly emphasizes the water systems of how resourceful they were. But the book did reveal that the "standard of living was generally high" (Bresnan 7).


Work Cited:
Patrick S. Bresnan. Fifth Edition Awakening: An Introduction to the History of Eastern, 1999
Indus: The Unvoiced Civilization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5bqAKixgYA

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