Harappan Civilization Flashcards
——————— axis represents the heartland of IVC
Harrapa-Gaggar-Mohenjodaro
IVC is also known as
Bronze age
Imp port cities
Lothal, Balakot, Sutkagendor, Allahdino, Kuntasi
Northen-most site in India
Southern most
Eastern most
western most
Manda (J&K), before Ropar (Punjab)
Daimabad (MH), before Bhagatrav (GJ)
Alamgirpur (UP)
Sutkagendor (Makran coast)
What finding was made at Ropar?
Human buried with dog in oval pit
Which river situated near Dholavira?
Luni
Identify the site:
Great Granary
Great Bath
Pashupati seal
Dancing girl
steatite image of bearded man
fragment of woven cotton
2 mesopotamian seals
Mohenjodaro
Identify the site:
city without a citadel
imprint of dog’s paw on a brick
terracotta model of a bullock cart
Bronze toy cart
Chanhudaro
Identify the site:
dockyard
rick husk
fire altars
terracotta figure of a horse
Double burial (male and female in single grave)
terracotta model of a ship
Lothal
Identify the site:
ploughed field
wheels of a toy cart
Mesopotamian cylindrical seal
Kalibangan
Places famous for beadmaking?
Lothal and Chanhudaro
Identify the site:
lack of gird pattern town planning
lack of systematic drainage system
toy plough
Banawali
Identify the site:
unique water harnessing system
storm drainage system
giant water reservoirs
only city divided into 3 parts
largest harappan inscription used for civic purposes
stadium
Dholavira
Identify the site:
bones of horses
oval grave
pot burials
Surkotada
Identify the site:
Bronze images – charioteer with chariot, ox, elephant and rhinoceros
Daimabad
Largest site of IVC
Largest site of IVC in India
Mohenjodaro
Rakhigarhi (Haryana)
Only Indus cite where horse remains are found
Surkotada
Indus sites in Afghanistan
Shortughai and Mundigaq
2 intermediate stations mentioned in Sumerian texts
Dilmun (Bahrain)
Makan (Makran coast)
Mesopotamian paces where Harappan seals are found
susa and ur
Ruling authority of IVC
most likely class of merchants
What gives us an idea of religion of IVC?
- figurines of Mother Goddess (Matridevi or Shakti)
- Yoni and lingam worship
- Pashupati seal - proto shiva
- 4 animals: elephant, rhino, tiger and buffalo
- + 2 deers - Shiva-Shakti worship
- zoolatry: animal worship and tree worship
Script of Harappan civilization is referred to as
Proto-dravidian
Oldest script in Indian subcontinent
Oldest deciphered script in Indian subcontinent
Harappan
Brahmi
_____________was mainly used in manufacture of seals
Steatite
Which animal is represented in most of Indus seals?
Humpless bull
The origin of ______________ symbol can be traced to IVC?
Swastika
Rigveda speaks of a battle at a place named ________________which has been identified with Harappa
Hariyumph
Indus people were the first to produce _____________ in the world
cotton
