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Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
What caused the end of Harappan civilization?

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  1. Deforestation

  2. Rulers lost control

  3. Flooding

  4. Reasons unknown to us; but probably those listed in the other three options.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Though the reason for the decline is not known, through excavations it is clear that the fall of the Harappan Civilization occurred between 1800 BC to 1700 BC. 

The neighboring desert encroached on the fertile area and made it infertile.  Aryan invaders killed people and destroyed the Indus Valley Civilization.
They were skilled fighters, so their attack might have led to the destruction of the Harappan Civilization.

State whether these sentences true (T) or false (F):
The bricks in Harappa were laid in an interlocking pattern and that made the walls strong. 

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Interlocking pattern of laying bricks was used while building walls in Harrapan cities.  
Ancient Indus valley civilization was known for the strength of its walls which stood strong for thousands of years.  
These bricks were watertight due to the presence of natural tar and coated with plaster for extra strength of the walls.

State whether these sentences true (T) or false (F):
The rainfall, was low in the Harappa region.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Harappan region was an expansive human settlement along the banks of the Indus and Ghaggar-Hakra rivers from around 3,500 BCE, occupying large parts of what are Gujarat, the Indus valley and northwest India today. The civilisation’s many advancements, especially in urban planning and engineering, have had it occupying the pride of place in India’s history as a sign of our own advanced knowledge systems.

Around 1,300 BCE, the civilisation petered out for reasons that aren’t entirely known. A change in monsoon patterns has been the prime suspect. However, the lack of continuous climate records from the time has prevented scientists from confirming this suspicion, leaving the civilisation’s dissipation a matter of debate.

 

 

State whether these sentences true (T) or false (F):
People knew about cotton much before Harappa. 

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

"Farmers in the Indus valley were the first to spin and weave cotton. In 1929 archaeologists recovered fragments of cotton textiles at Mohenjo-Daro, in what is now Pakistan, dating to between 3250 and 2750 BCE.

Cottonseeds founds at nearby Mehrgarh have been dated to 5000 BCE. Literary references further point to the ancient nature of the subcontinent's cotton industry.

The Vedic scriptures, composed between 1500 and 1200 BCE allude to cotton spinning and weaving.

 

State whether these sentences true (T) or false (F):
Harappan seals were made of metal.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Harappan objects were made of Stone, Shell, and Metal. Copper and bronze were used to make tools, weapons, ornaments, and vessels. Gold and silver were used to make ornaments and vessels. Harappans also made stone seals.

State whether these sentences true (T) or false (F):
The houses of Harappa were poorly built.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Indus Valley homes were built from dried or baked mud or clay bricks. Stones were not used. A few other materials were used to complement the bricks to make the roofs, floors, interior walls, etc. Although hundreds of sites have been identified, only three cities have been yet excavated.

Which city does not belong to Harappa Civilization?

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  1. Lothal

  2. Mohen-jo-daro

  3. Memphis

  4. Banavali

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Memphis belonged to the Egyptian Civilization. According to legend related by Manetho, the city was founded by the pharaoh Menes. Capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it remained an important city throughout ancient Mediterranean history.

Which one of the following statements about the Indus culture is the least possible?

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  1. The Indus culture originated from the peasant cultures of sind & Baluchistan

  2. The Indus culture originated from the Kalibanga I culture

  3. The Indus culture is an expression of Sothi culture

  4. The Indus culture sprang directly as an urban culture

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The different stages of the indigenous evolution of the Indus can be documented by an analysis of four sites that reflect the sequence of the four important stages or phases in the pre-history and proto-history of the Indus valley region.

The sequence begins with the transition of nomadic herdsmen to settled agricultural communities as per the evidence found at the first site i.e. Mehrgarh near the Bolan Pass. It continues with the growth of large villages and the rise of towns in the second stage exemplified at Amri. The third stage in the sequence leads to the emergence of the great cities as in Kalibangan and finally ends with their decline, which is the fourth stage and exemplified by Lothal. Amri, Kot-Dijian, and Kalibangan cultures are stratigraphically found to be pre-Harappan. The pre-Harappan culture of Kalibangan in Rajasthan is termed as Sothi culture by Amalananda Ghosh, its excavator. The Harappan were owed certain elements such as the fish scale and pipal leaf to the Sothi ware.
The Indus cities are noted for their urban planning, a technical and political process concerned with the use of land and design of the urban environment. They are also noted for their baked brick houses, elaborate drainage systems, water supply systems, and clusters of large, nonresidential buildings. Since the culture was not dependent on peasants, Option A is the least possible statement about Indus culture. 


Cotton weaving probably began in ____________.

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  1. the Indus Valley civilization.

  2. China

  3. Southeast Asia.

  4. Sumer

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Correct Option: A

The script of Indus valley has been ___________.

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  1. About to be deciphered

  2. Not deciphered

  3. Difficult to be deciphered

  4. Deciphered (translated)

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Correct Option: B