Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) Quiz
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What was the approximate duration of the Indus Valley Civilisation?

  • 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE (correct)
  • 1900 BCE to 1000 BCE
  • 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE
  • 2000 BCE to 1500 BCE
  • What term is sometimes applied to the Indus Civilisation after its type site?

  • Mesopotamian
  • Aegean
  • Phoenician
  • Harappan (correct)
  • Where did the Indus Valley Civilisation flourish?

  • Southern Europe
  • Alluvial plain of the Indus River and monsoon-fed rivers (correct)
  • Near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
  • Along the Nile River
  • Where was the first excavated site of the Indus Valley Civilisation located?

    <p>Punjab province, Pakistan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the culmination of work that began after the founding of the Archaeological Survey of India in the British Raj in 1861?

    <p>Discovery of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which other two ancient civilisations is the Indus Valley Civilisation compared to?

    <p>Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of houses were noted in the cities of the ancient Indus?

    <p>Baked brick houses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may have been the initial stimulus for the urbanization of the Harappan civilization?

    <p>Gradual drying of the region</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the earliest and best-known Neolithic culture that populated the early Harappan cultures?

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

    What has remained undeciphered related to the Harappan civilization?

    <p>Indus script</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a major urban center of the Harappan civilization?

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

    What language family is favored by a section of scholars as having a relationship with the Harappan language?

    <p>Dravidian or Elamo-Dravidian</p> Signup and view all the answers

    After what type site is the Indus civilisation sometimes referred to as?

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

    What river system is the Indus civilisation named after?

    <p>Indus river system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which terms have been employed in the literature after a posited identification of the Ghaggar-Hakra with the river Sarasvati described in the early chapters of Rigveda?

    <p>'Indus-Sarasvati Civilisation' and 'Sindhu-Saraswati Civilisation'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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