CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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Question
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believed in reincarnation
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traded with the Mesopotamians
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were polytheistic
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believed in reincarnation
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pashupati or the Proto Shiva was the chief deity worshipped by the people of the Indus Valley Civilization. Archaeological excavations in Mohenjo Daro had retrieved the Pashupati seal.
Detailed explanation-2: -They used these distinctive seals for the identification of property and to stamp clay on trade goods. Seals-decorated with animal figures, such as elephants, tigers, and water buffalos-have been one of the most commonly discovered artifacts in Indus Valley cities.
Detailed explanation-3: -Stamp seals were used in antiquity as marks of ownership and badges of status. In the large urban centers of the Harappan civilization, hundreds of square-shaped stamp seals were found in excavations. They are engraved with images of wild or domestic animals, humans, fantastic creatures, and possibly divinities.