Indus Valley Civilization
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What was the approximate duration of the mature phase of the Harappan Civilisation?

  • 500 years
  • 400 years
  • 700 years (correct)
  • 1000 years

    • What is the name of the rivers along which settlements existed besides the Indus?

  • Narmada and Tapti
  • Krishna and Godavari
  • Ghaggar-Hakra, Saraswati, and Drasadvati (correct)
  • Ganges and Brahmaputra

    • When did the cultural influence of the Indus Valley Civilization cease to exist?

  • 1500 BC
  • 1000 BC
  • After 1500 BC (correct)
  • 1900 BC

    • When did historians revise their interpretation of early Indian history?

    <p>After the discovery of the ruins at Mohenjo Daro and Harappa in the 1920s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate date assigned to the findings at Mehrgarh?

    <p>7000 BC</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the geographical area covered by the Indus Valley Civilization?

    <p>Modern Pakistan and northwest India</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who led the American team that excavated at Chanhu Daro?

    <p>Norman Brown</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of Mortimer Wheeler's appointment in 1944?

    <p>He introduced new methods of excavation and recording</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was recently found in Tamil Nadu that indicates a broader span of Harappan influence?

    <p>A 3,500-year-old stone axe engraved with the Harappan script</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who led the joint Franco-Pakistani team that excavated at Mehrgarh?

    <p>Jean-François Jarrige</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the excavation at Mehrgarh?

    <p>It demonstrated the thread of archaeological continuity from the earliest foundations of Mehrgarh to the great cities of the Indus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who toured around the region of the dried-up Ghaggar-Hakra river system and listed nearly sixty different sites?

    <p>Sir Aurel Stein</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is likely to have been the composition of the elites who held power in the Indus cities?

    <p>A coalition of rich merchants, priests and bureaucrats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated duration of Mohenjo Daro's period of glory?

    <p>700 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the profession of the person depicted in the sculpture retrieved from Mohenjo Daro?

    <p>Priest-king</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the images on the seals found in Mohenjo Daro?

    <p>They symbolize political, economic or power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What could the animal images on the seals have acted as?

    <p>Symbols of authority of certain officers or dominant lineages and clan families</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What could be the power symbol of the most numerous clan?

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

    What was a unique feature of Mohenjo Daro, not found in any other ancient city?

    <p>The Great Bath</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the estimated number of wells in the city of Mohenjo Daro?

    <p>700</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the separate inflows and drains under the streets and buildings in Mohenjo Daro?

    <p>To channel waste away from clean water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a common feature of most major sites in the Harappan or Indus system?

    <p>A raised citadel sector in the west and a lower town in the east</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the benefit of having separate wells for each house in Mohenjo Daro?

    <p>It ensured that the citizens had sufficient water for drinking, cooking, bathing, and cleaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be inferred about the organisation of the Harappan or Indus system?

    <p>There was organisation, despite the lack of a unified empire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What might have been the purpose of using seals by rich merchants?

    <p>To mark their goods for trade</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be deduced about the religiosity of the Indus city inhabitants?

    <p>Certain aspects of their religiosity and spirituality can be inferred</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the likely significance of the water in the Great Bath at Mohenjo-Daro?

    <p>It was reserved for ritual washing by groups of priests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What symbols of religious art are depicted on seals and tablets?

    <p>Symbols with close Hindu associations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the pipal and banyan trees in Hindu mythology?

    <p>They are symbols of fertility, protection, and death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the reference to the Aryan god Indra in the RigVeda?

    <p>It mentions the destruction of the Dasas or Dasyus by Indra</p> Signup and view all the answers

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