Ancient History Flashcards
1
Q
Pre History aka ___
A
Stone Age
2
Q
Pre History aka ___
A
Stone Age
3
Q
Indus valley Civilisation aka___
A
Harappan Civilisation
4
Q
First site of Indus Valley Civilisation
A
Harappa
5
Q
Excavator of Harappa
A
Dayaram Sahani (1921)
6
Q
Excavator of Mohenjo daro
A
R D Banerjee
7
Q
____ aka Mound of dead
A
Mohenjo daro
8
Q
Director Generaal of Archaeological Survey of India (atvthe time of discovery of Harappa)
A
Sir John Marshall
9
Q
Citadel features:
A
- Public Buildings
- Not for residence, only for royal families and elites
- Important workshops
- Religious Places
10
Q
Reason of decline of indus valley Civilisation
A
R. Mortimer Wheeler: Aryan Invasion
no unanimity among historians
11
Q
Founders of vedic Civilisation
A
Aryans
12
Q
Vedic Literature
A
- Shruti
Based on hearing
E.g. vedas - Smriti
Based on memory
E.g. puranas, upavedas
13
Q
Four Vedas (oldest to newest)
A
- Rigveda
- Samveda
- Yajurveda
- Atharvaveda
14
Q
Veda containing Gayatri Mantra
A
Rigveda
15
Q
Oldest religious text/veda in the world
A
Rigveda
