Question

Nobody yet knows what caused the extinction of this advanced civilization. It appears to have
been abandoned in about 1700 B.C.E. However, there have been innumerable speculations
about the cause of the extinction of the Indus valley civilization. Some archaeologists argue
moving tectonic plates that created the Himalayas may have caused a devastating earthquake
that a great flood may possibly have weakened the civilization. Another group argues that the
resulting in the extinction of the civilization. Yet others propose that perhaps the Indus Valley
people were defeated by those of another culture.
a. Answer the following questions,
iv. Mr Lear likes animals.
b. Answer the following questions.
1. Describe Mr Lear's appearance.
il. What is Mr Lear's profession?
lil. Write four things Mr Lear likes to do.
iv. Make a list of five pairs of rhyming words.
V. The word 'runcible' was made up by Lear himself. What do you think it means?
c. Choose the correct meaning of the following words.
What are the names of the four great civilizations of the ancient world?
What is thought to be the site for these civilizations?
. How old is the Indus Valley civilization?
ly. What is the meaning of 'Mohenjodaro'?
Do you think the claim of the Indus Valley civilization being very advanced is
correct? Why?
vi. Did the people of the Indus Valley have an active connection with other cultures?
If yes, what tells you so?
vil. What are the different causes that are supposed to have put an end to this
i. queer:
mad
strange
solemn
il fastidious:
careful
untidy
carefree
iii. visage:
face
beard
nose
d. Make sentences with the following words.
great civilization?
1. concrete
lii. hideous
V. spherical
vi. vanish
il. resembles
iv. abide
b. Fill in the blanks by selecting the correct alternative.
1. The Indus Valley civilization is thought to have been abandoned in about
1500 B.C.E
1700 B.C.E
ii. The site of the civilization is now in
Pakistan
Nepal
4000 B.C.E
India
ill. The citizens lived in
tents
the
3. The Indus Valley Civilization
The greater Indus region is considered to be home to the four major ancient urban civilizations
of Egypt, Mesopotamia, South Asia and China. This was discovered only in the 1920s.
Archaeologists discovered two cities that were located four hundred miles apart along the
banks of the River Indus, in the Sindh Region of undivided India. The major part of the site is
now in Pakistan (The cities are thought to be four thousand years old. They were built with an
expertise that indicates the existence of a very advanced civilization, comparable to ancient
Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations. Archaeologists called these cities Mohenjodaro and
Harappa, Mohenjodaro means 'hill of the dead' and Harappa is named after a nearby village.
The people of Mohenjodaro and Harappa lived in sturdy brick houses that had as many as
three floors. The houses had well-constructed bathrooms with a connection to the sewage
system of the town. Their elaborate drainage system was centuries ahead of their time.
Archaeologists have found the remains of fine jewellery, including stones, from faraway places.
This shows that the people of the Indus Valley civilization valued art and had trade relations
with other civilizations.
cottages
multi-storeyed brick houses
iv. Archaeologists found
jewellery and stones from faraway places some jewellery but no stones
stones but no jewellery
Find out words from the above passage that mean the following: Extinctio
ii. sophisticated
iv. disappearance
1. very old
ill. skill
V. forsaken
d. Write antonyms of the following words.
1. greater
il major
iii. advanced
iv. weaken
V. defeat​

Answer 1

Answer:

expertise that indicates the existence of a very advanced civilization, comparable to ancient

Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations. Archaeologists called these cities Mohenjodaro and

Harappa, Mohenjodaro means 'hill of the dead' and Harappa is named after a nearby village

g

Explanation:

stones but no jewellery

Find out words from the above passage that mean the following: Extinctio

ii. sophisticated

iv. disappearance

1. very old

ill. skill

V. forsaken

d. Write antonyms of the following words.

1. greater

il major

iii. advanced

iv. weaken

V. defeat