How did the political structure and development of the state in the Indus River Valley civilization compare with Chinese political development and state formation?
What will be an ideal response?
A. Political structure in China
1. connection between royal status and the management of water resources and the distribution of food
2. earliest China we know of was a unitary state
3. king was most often engaged in war and sometimes in diplomacy
4. the king was a mediator with the gods, performing sacrifices, preparing for and conducting oracle readings, breaking the soil, praying for rain, founding towns
5. kingship developed in practical terms, focusing on how well the ruler looked after his subjects
6. wealth and warfare were inseparable essentials of kingship
B. Political structure in Indus River Valley
1. little evidence of Harappan civilization
2. class or even a more rigid caste structure based on city layout
3. absence of kingly quarters or regal furnishings tempts us to imagine Harappan societies as republics or as theocracies, god-centered governments run by priests
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