Indus Valley Civilization-W S

QI Give the other names for

1. Lord Shiva - Pashupatinath

2. Mohenjo-daro – Mound of the Dead

3. Indus Valley Civilizations – Harappan Civilizations

4. River Valley Civilizations – Bronze Age

QII Choose the correct word from the bracket and fill in the blanks

1. Houses had side-entrances and windows were conspicuously absent. (windows)

2. In the Indus valley many figurines were made of terracotta. (bronze)

3. Houses were connected to the main drain equipped with manholes. (manholes)

4. The Indus people sowed seeds in November and reaped harvests in April. (April)

5. The Lower Town with larger residential areas were meant for the masses. (Lower Town)

6. The total area of the Indus Valley Civilization is larger than the total area of present day Pakistan. (Pakistan)

QIII Correct the following sentences by changing the  underlined words.

1. The most  important  public  place  in  Mohenjo-Daro  was  the granary.

The most important public place in Mohenjo-Daro was the great bath.

2. Rice was the staple food of the people of Indus.

Wheat was the staple food of the people of Indus.

3. A monument having a skeleton with a bronze mirror on it has been found in the city of Lothal.

A grave having a skeleton with a bronze mirror on it has been found in the city of Dholavira.

4. Sand makes the soil fertile for crops to grow in.

Silt makes the soil fertile for crops to grow in.

5. R.D. Banerjee discovered Harappa in 1932.

R. B. Dayaram discovered Harappa in 1922.

6. The Harrapans had trade relations with Baluchistan and Nepal.

The Harappans had trade relations with Afghanistan and Iran.

QIV. Give reasons for the following:

1. A large population migrated to these civilizations Irrigation through rivers brought water to dry areas and lead to surplus farming because of which a large population migrated to these places.

2. The  Indus  Valley Civilization  was  also  called  the  Harappan Civilization because

The  Indus  Valley  Civilization  was  also  called  the  Harappan Civilization  because  Harappa  was  the  first  city  to  be excavated.

3. The cities of of the Indus Civilization got completely wiped off because

The cities  of  the  Indus  Civilization  got  completely  wiped  off because the rivers Indus and Ravi changed their courses and frequent flooding of these rivers made it difficult for the people to live in.

QV. Identify the following pictures and write one or two sentences describing their features.

1.     The seals were made of soft stone and had signs, symbols and animal motifs on it.

2.     The  Great  Bath  was  the  most  important  public  place  in Mohenjo-daro and consisted of the tank situated in the citadel.

3.     The famous woman dancer image made of bronze metal.

QVI. Explain the following:

1. Granary

A  granary  was  built  on  the  top  of  a  narrowed  brick  platform. The foundation of the granary was divided into 27 square and rectangular blocks by narrow passageways, two running East West  and  eight  running  North-South.  Some  of  the  blocks  had square  sockets  for  holding  wooden  beams  or  pillars  and  the entire structure was thought to have been made of timbers.

2. Dress and ornaments of the Indus people.

People  wore  clothes  made  of  cotton  fabrics  and  wool.  Both men  and  women  of  all  classes  wore  ornaments.  Ornaments such  as  necklaces,  fillets,  armlets,  finger-rings  and  bangles were worn. Girdles, nose-studs, earrings and anklets were worn by  women  only.  These  ornaments  were  made  of  gold,  silver, ivory, copper and both precious and semi-stones such as jade, crystal, agate, carnelian and lapis lazuli.