Harappan Civilization: Bricks, Beads, and Bones
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What was the northern boundary of the Harappa Civilization?

  • Manda (correct)
  • Sutkagendor
  • Daimabad
  • Alamgirpur

    • What were the characteristics of the Harappan Civilization?

  • Burials in pits and use of undeciphered scripts
  • Regulated exchanges and known rulers (correct)
  • Carefully planned drainage system and script written from left to right
  • Gold and silver metals known and southern boundary at Alamgirpur

    • What were the possible reasons for the decline of the Harappan civilization?

  • Use of undeciphered scripts and presence of rulers
  • Use of carefully planned drainage system and known rulers
  • Southern boundary at Daimabad and western boundary at Sutkagendor
  • Climate changes, deforestation, and excessive floods (correct)

    • What materials were used for the precise regulation of exchanges in the Harappan civilization?

    <p>Chert and generally cubical stones with markings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the direction in which the Harappan scripts were written?

    <p>From right to left</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the metals known to the Harappan civilization?

    <p>Gold, silver, copper, and bronze</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary focus of craft production at Chanhudaro?

    <p>Seal making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following was NOT a mode of transportation in the Harappan civilization?

    <p>Horses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most distinctive artifact of the Harappan or Indus Valley civilization?

    <p>Harappan seal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the Indus Valley Civilization also called the Harappan Culture?

    <p>Distinctive objects found from various areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is Mohenjo-Daro situated?

    <p>Sindh</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is estimated to be the function of Mohenjo-Daro based on scholars' opinions?

    <p>Commercial center</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect of Mohenjo-Daro is considered distinctive according to archaeological findings?

    <p>125</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of motifs and signs are found on the Harappan seals?

    <p>Both animal and plant motifs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the runs of various buildings, streets, bath etc. excavated at Harappan, MohenjoDaro and other sites reveal?

    <p>City dwelling with good planning and civic sense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many times was Mohenjo-Daro successively destroyed and rebuilt?

    <p>Seven times</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the boundaries of the Harappa Civilization?

    <p>Manda, Daimabad, Alamgirpur, Sutkagendor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the possible reasons for the decline of the Harappan civilization?

    <p>Climatic changes, deforestation, excessive floods, shifting or drying up of rivers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What materials were used for the precise regulation of exchanges in the Harappan civilization?

    <p>Chert, cubical weights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the known metals in the Harappan civilization?

    <p>Gold, silver, copper, bronze</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the script writing direction of the Harappan scripts?

    <p>Right to left</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the two main areas of habitation in the Harappan civilization?

    <p>The Citadel, The Lower Town</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were some of the key activities involved in craft production at Chanhudaro?

    <p>bead making, shell cutting, seal making, weight making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were some of the modes of transportation used during the Harappan civilization?

    <p>bullock, carts, boats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some of the distinctive objects that contribute to the term 'Harappan Culture'?

    <p>seals, beads, weights, stone blades, baked bricks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is estimated to be the function of Mohenjo-Daro based on scholars' opinions?

    <p>commercial center, international town, capital city</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some of the motifs and signs found on the Harappan seals?

    <p>animal and plant motifs, signs from a script</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the distinctive features of Mohenjo-Daro according to archaeological findings?

    <p>well-planned urban center, large city occupying 125 hectares, divided into 2 sections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the possible sources of understanding or studying the Harappan Civilization?

    <p>Harappan seals, archaeological evidences, art specimens, ruins of various buildings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were some of the distinctive objects found from areas related to the Harappan Culture?

    <p>Afghanistan, Jammu, Baluchistan (Pakistan), Gujarat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were some of the materials used for the precise regulation of exchanges in the Harappan civilization?

    <p>seals, weights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were some of the possible reasons for the decline of the Harappan civilization?

    <p>unknown, environmental changes, natural disasters, Aryan invasions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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