Ancient History Flashcards
Human Society is unique because it depends mainly o
Economy
Harappa Civilization is also known as
Indus Valley Civilizati
Indus Civilization existed in
Proto-historic age
Indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan becau
- It was an urban civilization
According to Chachnama, the capital of the Indus Country in the 6th and 7th centuries wa
Arod
The important reason to keep Indus-Valley Civilization before Aryan civilization i
Potteries
The Indus Valley civilization was diff erent from the Vedic civilization because
It had the amenities of developed city life. - It has pictographic script. - It lacked knowledge of iron
The source of knowledge about the Harappan Civilization
Archaeological excavations
Indus Valley Civilization - Later Vedic Society - Rigvedic Society - Medieval Period
UrbanAgrarianPastoralLand Lordism
The main source of knowledge about the inhabitants of the Indus Valley Civilization
Seals
E.J.H. Mackay
Migration of people from Sumer
Mortimer Wheel
Migration of idea of civilization
Amalananda Ghosh
Pre-Harappan culture matured to make Harappan civilization
The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the
Harappan civilization
The colour which was commonly used in the Harappan pottery
Red
The beginning of idol worship is to be considered in
Pre aryan age
Out of the given animals namely - Cow, Elephant, Rhinoceros, Tiger which was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan civilization
Cow
The Harappan Civilization site mandi is situated in
Uttar Pradesh
Ancient Site Lothal Kalibangan Dholavira Banawali - - - - -
Archaeological fi nding
DockyardPloughed fi eld
An inscription comprising ten large sized signs of the Harappan script
Terracotta replica of a plough
Harappa
Cemetry R-37
Lothal
Dockyard
Kalibangan
Furrowed land
Mohenjo-Daro
Dancing Girl Statue
Harappa
Ravi river
Hastinapur
Ganga river
Nagarjuna Konda
Krishna river
Paithan
Godavari river
Kalibangan
Ghaggar
Lothal
Bhogava
Ropar
Sutlej
Shape of this tree is found in the seals from the Indus civilisation
Pipal
The Great Bath was found at the archaeological site of
Mohenjodaro
The other name of the Indus Valley Civilization is
Bronze-Age-Civilization
The correct statement about the Indus civilization is
Unknown to iron
Indus Valley civilization
Its town planning (2) Mohenjodaro and Harappa (3) Their agricultural work (4) its industrialization
Alamgirpur
Uttar Pradesh
Lothal
Gujarat
Ropar
Punjab
Banawali
Haryana
Daimabad
Maharashtra
Rakhigarhi
Haryana
Manda
Jammu and Kashmir
Balu
Haryana
Padri
Gujarat
Hulas
Uttar Pradesh
The sites of Harappan culture which are located in Sindh
Mohenjodaro, Chanhudaro, Amri, Kotdiji, Ali Murad
Excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by
E.J.H. Mackay
Out of the given sites namely - Kalibangan, Harappa, Lothal, Alamgirpur which is now in Pakistan
Harappa
Rangpur, where the contemporary of Harappan civilization was found, is located in
Saurashtra (Gujarat)
Dadheri (Kotla Dadheri) is a later Harappan site in
Punjab
The terracotta of ‘plough’ was found from
Harappan site ‘Banawali
Figures or modals of boats are found in these archaeological sites of Indus Valley
Mohenjodaro and Lothal
¾ Out of the given sites namely: Harappa, Mohenjodaro and Lothal which is located in Indi
Lothal (Gujara
The Harappan city represented by the archaeological site of Lothal was situated on the rive
Bhogva
port city of Indus valley civilization is
Lothal
most signifi cant feature of the Indus valley civilization is
Burnt brick building
Out of the given cities namely: Kalibangan, Ropar, Pataliputra, Lothal which is not a site of Indus Valley civilization
Pataliputra
Out of the given sites namely: Chanhudaro, Kotdiji, Sohgaura, Desalpur which is not a Harappan site
Sohgaura (UP)
The largest site of the Harappan civilization in India is
Rakhigarhi
The Harappan site ‘Desalpur’ is located in
Kutch region of Gujarat
Among, Sindhu, Jhelum, Chenab and Ganga, rivers that are associated with Indus Valley Civilisation
Jhelum, Chenab, Sindhu
people of Indus Valley believed in
Mother Goddess
The Indus Valley people worshipped
Pashupati Shiva, Mother Goddess, Linga, worship of plants, trees and snakes (nagas), worship of ‘Linga and yoni’
The director of the archaeological excavation that led to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjodaro
Sir John Marshall
Two Indians who were associated with the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization, are
Rakhal Das Banerjee (Mohenjodaro), Dayaram Sahni (Harappa)
Harappa Hastinapur Takshashila Kaushambi Lothal Surkotada
Dayaram Sahni
B.B. Lal
John Marshall
N.G Majumdar
S.R RaoJ.
P Joshi
Dholavira was excavated by
R.S. Bisht
The fi rst archaeologist who excavated Harappa, but could not recognize its signifi cance, was
A. Cunningham
Out of the given names viz. R.D Banerjee, K.N. Dikshit, M.S. Vats, V.A. Smith who was not associated with the excavation of Harappa and Mohenjodaro
VA SMITH
Chronological order
Urban culture , iron plogh , punch marked , silver coins , gold coins
The first metal usedby man
Copper
Ivory scale in harappan context was found atv
Lothal
The metal that has so far not been discovered in harappan sites
Iron
Out of the given sites namely : Alamgirpur, Lothal, ¾ A horned deity engraved on a terracotta cake has Mohenjodaro, Banawali which is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its associate rivers
Banawali
The correct statements are
Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Ropar and Kalibangan are the main sites of Indus Valley civilization. - People of Harappa developed the road, proper housing and drainage system
The correct statements are-
Mohenjodaro and Harappa cities are dead now. - They were discovered during excavations.
Dholavira is located in the state of
Gujarat
The place where the evidence of rock-cut architecture was found, with reference to Harappa -The natives of Ahar knew copper smelting.- Rice was known to them.civilization
Dholavira
A highly advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at -
Dholavira
Out of the given sites namely:- Kuntasi, Dholavira, Lothal, Kalibangan which has yielded evidence of - Mostly black-red coloured pottery decorated with white geometric designs have been found in the Ahar civilizaiton.a double burial
Lothal and Kalibangan
Recently, from excavations of Harappan site Vedic AgeSinauli what was found
Human burials
For clothing, cotton was fi rst introduced in
India
The correct statements regarding the Indus Valley Civilization are
Secular civilisation
Cotton used
The correct statement regarding the people of Indus Civilization is
They worshipped both male and female deities
Famous bull seals
Mohenjodaro
Animal on harappan seals
Bull , elephant, sheep
Has not been discovered indus valley civilization
Lion
A horned deity engraved on a terracotta cake has
Kalibangan
Civilization on the bank of river nile
Egyptian civilization
The correct North-South sequence of the civilizations is
Aztec-Maya-Mochica-Inca
The fi rst ancient civilization to develop the art of writing in a proper system was
Sumerian
According to the report of IIT Kharagpur study group, continuous low rainfall for how many years was the cause of fall of the Indus Valley civilization
900 year
reference to the Ahar civilization, the correct statements are
The natives of Ahar knew copper smelting.- Rice was known to them.civilization - Dholavira - Metal work was one of the means of economy of the Ahar.
The term ‘Aryan’ denotes
superior race
Meaning of the term ‘Arya’ in classical Sanskrit is
Nobleman
The oldest Veda is
Rig Veda
Trayi’ is a name for
Three Vedas
The Vedic text in which the term ‘Varna’ is found referred for the fi rst time, that is
Rig-Veda
The ‘Purush Sukta’ related to Varna System was manufacturing textiles in India.originally found in
Rig Veda
Atharvaveda
Medicine
Rig veda
God grace
Yajurveda
Sacrifice process
Samveda
Music
Rig veda
Hymns and prayer
Yajur veda
Hymns and rituals
Samvedq
Music hymns
Artharvaveda
Charms and spell
In Rig Veda, number of hymns are
1028 hymns
The Rig Veda is the
Collection of hymns
Rig Veda, Mandals are
10
Rig Veda
Aitareya
Samaveda
Panchvisha
Yajurveda
Shatpatha
Atharaveda
Gopath
In Rig Veda, verses are
10552
The Rig Veda is the -
Collection of hymns
In Rig Veda, Mandals are
10
Mandala of Rig Veda dedicated to ‘Soma’ is
Ninth Mandala
The ninth mandala of the Rig Veda is devoted wholly to
Soma’ the god who is named after the drink
Rig Veda
Aitareya
Samaveda
Panchvisha
Yajurveda
Shatpatha
Atharaveda
Gopath
MandalaSoma
Ninth Mandal
The ninth mandala of the Rig Veda is devoted wholly to - ‘Soma’ the god who is named after the drink
Rights and rituals related to Yajnas are mentioned
Yajurveda
The shortest among all the four Vedas is
Samaveda
evidence of the use of iron
Ataranjikhera
The main theme of Upanishads is
Philosophy
The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in
Kathopanishad
The river mentioned most in early Vedic Literature -
Sindhu
Vedic river Askini is identifi ed with the rive
Chenab
Out of the given rivers mentioned in the Rig-Veda namely : Askini and Parushni, Kubha and KramuVipasha and Shutudri which river indicate the elations of Aryans with Afghanistan
- Kubha, Kramu
Kubha - Parushni - Ravi Rig Veda Aitareya- Sadaneera - Gandak Samaveda Panchvisha- Shutudri
