15 Questions
What was the approximate duration of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
3300 BCE to 1300 BCE
What term is sometimes applied to the Indus Civilisation after its type site?
Harappan
Where did the Indus Valley Civilisation flourish?
Alluvial plain of the Indus River and monsoon-fed rivers
Where was the first excavated site of the Indus Valley Civilisation located?
Punjab province, Pakistan
What was the culmination of work that began after the founding of the Archaeological Survey of India in the British Raj in 1861?
Discovery of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro
Which other two ancient civilisations is the Indus Valley Civilisation compared to?
Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
What type of houses were noted in the cities of the ancient Indus?
Baked brick houses
What may have been the initial stimulus for the urbanization of the Harappan civilization?
Gradual drying of the region
What is the earliest and best-known Neolithic culture that populated the early Harappan cultures?
Mehrgarh
What has remained undeciphered related to the Harappan civilization?
Indus script
Which of the following is a major urban center of the Harappan civilization?
Dholavira
What language family is favored by a section of scholars as having a relationship with the Harappan language?
Dravidian or Elamo-Dravidian
After what type site is the Indus civilisation sometimes referred to as?
Harappa
What river system is the Indus civilisation named after?
Indus river system
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?
'Indus-Sarasvati Civilisation' and 'Sindhu-Saraswati Civilisation'
Test your knowledge about the Indus Valley Civilisation, one of the early civilisations of the Near East and South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE. Learn about its history, culture, and widespread sites in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.
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