INDIAN HISTORY Flashcards
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largest concentration of indus civilization settlement is along which river
saraswati- almost 80%
most accepted time period of indus valley civilization
2500 BC to 1750 BC
who gave the name “indus civilization”
john marshall
which time period does indus civilization belong to
proto-history [chalcolithic age/bronze age]
indus civilization is spread over which states
sindh, baluchistan, punjab,haryana, gujarat, western UP, northern maharashtra
heartland of indus civilization is
harappa-ghaggar-mohenjodaro axis
northern most site of IVC
manda- chenab [j&k]
eastern most site of IVC
alamgirpur- hindon [uttar pradesh]
southern most site of IVC
daimabad - pravara [maharashtra]
western most site of IVC
suktagendor- dasht [makran coast on pak-iran border]
capital cities of IVC
harappa, mohenjodaro
port cities of IVC
[SABKLo]
lothal, suktagendor, allahdino, balakot, kuntasi
river, district and excavator of harappa
ravi- sahiwal [punjab]- dayaram sahani[1921]
river, district and excavator of mohenjodaro
indus- larkana [sindh]- rakhaldas banarjee[1922]
river, district and excavator of chanhudaro
indus- nawabshah[sindh]- n.g mazumdar[1931]
river, district and excavator of lothal
bhogava- ahmedabad[gujarat]- s.r rao [1954]
river, district and excavator of kalibanga
ghaggar- hanumangarh[harayana]-amalanand ghosh[1951]
river, district and excavator of banawali
ghaggar- fatehabad[haryana- r.s bhist[1973]
river, district and excavator of dholavira
luni- kutch[gujarat] j.p. joshi[1967-68]
largest site of IVC and largest indian site of IVC
mohenjodaro, rakhigarhi
name common features of IVC
grid system town planning
use of burnt bricks
underground drainage system
fortified citadel
the only site where remains of horse were found
surkotada [kutch]
main crops found are
wheat and barley
evidence of cultivation of rice was found in
lothal and rangpur [gujarat]
other crops found were
dates, mustard, sesamum, cotton
in the world, indus people were the first to produce what
cotton
which animal did indus people not know about
lion
where evidences of rhinoceros were found
amari
foreign trade with which civilization was done
mesopotamia or sumeria and bahrain
bead were exported from
chanhudaroc
conch shell was exported from
lothal
which metal was not known to indus people
iron
name given to IVC by sumeria
meluha
sites found in afganistan
shatunghai, mundigaq
where were harappan seals found
mesopotamia- ur and susa
which system was used to carry out trade
bartar system
ruling authority of IVC were
merchant class
which deities were found
matridevi/shakti, pashupati mahadeva, yoni, lingam
pashupati was surrounded which animals
elephant, rhino, tiger, buffalo and 2 deer
which worship was prevalent in IVC
shiva shakti, zoolatry and nature
which script was used
pictographic- boustrophedon
which material was used for seals
steatite
most represented animal in indus seals
humpless bull
most common method of burial used
inhumation/ complete burial
origin of which symbol can be traced to IVC
swastika
which IVC battle does rigveda speaks of
hariyumpia
makers of IVC are believed to be
dravidians
which is the oldest script in indian subcontinent and oldest deciphered script
harappan and brahmi script
