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Harappan Civilization Flashcards

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——————— axis represents the heartland of IVC

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Harrapa-Gaggar-Mohenjodaro

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IVC is also known as

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Bronze age

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Imp port cities

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Lothal, Balakot, Sutkagendor, Allahdino, Kuntasi

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Northen-most site in India
Southern most
Eastern most
western most

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Manda (J&K), before Ropar (Punjab)
Daimabad (MH), before Bhagatrav (GJ)
Alamgirpur (UP)
Sutkagendor (Makran coast)

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5
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What finding was made at Ropar?

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Human buried with dog in oval pit

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6
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Which river situated near Dholavira?

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Luni

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Identify the site:

Great Granary
Great Bath
Pashupati seal
Dancing girl
steatite image of bearded man
fragment of woven cotton
2 mesopotamian seals

A

Mohenjodaro

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Identify the site:

city without a citadel
imprint of dog’s paw on a brick
terracotta model of a bullock cart
Bronze toy cart

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Chanhudaro

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9
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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

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Lothal

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10
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Identify the site:
ploughed field
wheels of a toy cart
Mesopotamian cylindrical seal

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Kalibangan

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11
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Places famous for beadmaking?

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Lothal and Chanhudaro

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12
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Identify the site:

lack of gird pattern town planning
lack of systematic drainage system
toy plough

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Banawali

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13
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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

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Dholavira

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14
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Identify the site:

bones of horses
oval grave
pot burials

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Surkotada

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Identify the site:

Bronze images – charioteer with chariot, ox, elephant and rhinoceros

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Daimabad

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Largest site of IVC
Largest site of IVC in India

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Mohenjodaro
Rakhigarhi (Haryana)

17
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Only Indus cite where horse remains are found

A

Surkotada

18
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Indus sites in Afghanistan

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Shortughai and Mundigaq

19
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2 intermediate stations mentioned in Sumerian texts

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Dilmun (Bahrain)
Makan (Makran coast)

20
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Mesopotamian paces where Harappan seals are found

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susa and ur

21
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Ruling authority of IVC

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most likely class of merchants

22
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What gives us an idea of religion of IVC?

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  1. figurines of Mother Goddess (Matridevi or Shakti)
  2. Yoni and lingam worship
  3. Pashupati seal - proto shiva
    - 4 animals: elephant, rhino, tiger and buffalo
    - + 2 deers
  4. Shiva-Shakti worship
  5. zoolatry: animal worship and tree worship
23
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Script of Harappan civilization is referred to as

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Proto-dravidian

24
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Oldest script in Indian subcontinent
Oldest deciphered script in Indian subcontinent

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Harappan
Brahmi

25
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_____________was mainly used in manufacture of seals

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Steatite

26
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Which animal is represented in most of Indus seals?

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Humpless bull

27
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The origin of ______________ symbol can be traced to IVC?

A

Swastika

28
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Rigveda speaks of a battle at a place named ________________which has been identified with Harappa

A

Hariyumph

29
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Indus people were the first to produce _____________ in the world

A

cotton

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