Indus Valley Civilization Quiz

Harappa

• Six granaries in a row, working floors, and workmen's quarters were discovered.
• Evidence of a Virgin-Goddess (seal), cemetery, stone symbols of Lingam (male sex organ) and Yoni (female sex organ).
• Painted pottery, clay figures of Mother Goddess, wheat, barley in wooden mortar, copper scale, crucible for bronze, copper-made mirror, vanity box, dice.

Mohenjodaro

• The Great Granary and the Great Bath, the largest building of the civilization, were found.
• Evidence of an Assembly Hall, shell strips, Pashupati Mahadeva/Proto-Shiva (seal), bronze image of a nude woman dancer, steatite image of a bearded man, human skeletons huddled together, painted seal (Demi-God), clay figures of Mother Goddess, fragment of woven cotton, brick kilns, 2 Mesopotamian seals, 1398 seals (56% of total seals of the civilization), dice.

Chanhudaro

• Unique in that it lacked a citadel, and instead had evidence of an inkpot and lipstick.
• Evidence of metal-workers, shell-ornament makers, and bead-makers' shops.
• Imprint of a dog's paw on a brick, terracotta model of a bullock cart, bronze toy cart.

Lothal

• Notable for its dockyard and rice husk discovery.
• Evidence of metal-workers, shell-ornament makers, fire altars, terracotta figurine of a horse, double burial (burying a male and a female in a single grave), terracotta model of a ship, dying vat, Persian/Iranian seal, Bahrainean seal, painted jar (bird and fox).

Kalibanga

• The site features a ploughed field surface (Pre-Harappan).
• Evidence of 7 Fire altars, decorated bricks, wheels of a toy cart, Mesopotamian cylindrical seal.

Banawali

• Unusual in its lack of a chess-board or gridiron pattern town planning.
• It also had no systematic drainage system.
• Evidence of a toy plough, clay figures of Mother Goddess.

Dholavira

• Known for its unique water harnessing system and its storm water drainage system, a large well, a bath, and giant water reservoirs.
• The only Indus site that was divided into 3 parts, and it had a stadium, as well as the largest Harappan inscription, used for civic purposes.

Surkotada

• Located in Kutchh district, Gujarat, it is the only Indus site where the remains of a horse have been found.
• Evidence of oval graves and pot burials.

Daimabad

• Evidence of Bronze images (Charioteer with chariot, ox, elephant, and rhinoceros).

Mohenjo-daro and Rakhigarhi

• Mohenjodaro is the largest site of the Indus Civilization.
• Rakhigarhi is the Indian site with the largest excavated area.

Common Features of Major Cities

• Systematic town planning using a grid system.
• Use of burnt bricks in construction.
• Underground drainage systems, including giant water reservoirs in Dholavira.
• Fortified citadel, with the exception of Chanhudaro.