Q1) EXPLAIN HOW ARTAND CRAFT WAS AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY INTHE INDUS VALLEY
CIVILIZATION
Q2) DESCRIBE THE TOWN PLANNING OF HARRAPAN CITIES.
Q3) MENTION BRIEFLY THE SUGGESTED CAUSES BEHIND THE DECLINE OF HARRAPPAN
CIVILIZATION
Q4) EXPLAIN THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION
Q5) WRITE A SHORT NOTE ON 1. DHOLAVIRA 2. LOTHAL 3. GREAT BATH
Answers
1.Art and craft was an important industry in the Indus valley civilization because enough evidences are present which suggest the presence of specialised groups of artisans such as bronze smiths, gold-smiths, brick-makers , stone-cutters, weavers etc. Objects of gold are reasonably common
2.The main streets of the Harappan cities were built according to the grid pattern. They were built from north to south and from east to west. The houses built on the corners of streets were rounded in order to allow the passage of carts.The house drains relayed all the waste water to the drains built in streets.
3.Many scholars believe that the collapse of the Indus Valley Civilization was caused by climate change. Some experts believe the drying of the Saraswati River, which began around 1900 BCE, was the main cause for climate change, while others conclude that a great flood struck the area.
4.The significant features of Indus Valley civilization are personal cleanliness, town planning, construction of burnt-brick houses, ceramics, casting, forging of metals, manufacturing of cotton and woolen textiles. Mohenjo-Daro people had finest bath facilities, drainage system, and knowledge of personal hygiene.
5.
1.Also known locally as Kotada timba, the site contains ruins of an ancient Indus Valley Civilization/Harappan city. Dholavira's location is on the Tropic of Cancer. It is one of the five largest Harappan sites and most prominent archaeological sites in India belonging to the Indus Valley Civilization.
2.The city of Lothal stood beside a tributary of the Sabarmati, in Gujarat close to the Gulf of Khambat. Raw materials such as semi-precious stones were easily available. This was an important centre for making objects out of stone, sell and metal.
3.The Great Bath is part of a large citadel complex that was found in the 1920s during excavations of Mohenjo-daro, one of the main centres of the Indus civilization. The bath is built of fine brickwork and measures 897 square feet (83 square metres). It is 8 feet (2.5 metres) lower than the surrounding pavement.