Question

Q1. What is terracotta ?

Q2. In Mesopotamian records, what was the name used for the Indus ports ?

Q3. Name the place where an inscription of 10 large letters has been found .

Q4. Whom did Indus people worship ? What was their belief after death ?

Q5. Where are Lothal and Dholavira situated ?

Q6. What were few possible causes for the decline of Indus Valley Civilization ?

Answer 1

Answer:

1- Terracotta, terra cotta, or terra-cotta (pronounced [ˌtɛrraˈkɔtta]; Italian: "baked earth", from the Latin terra cocta), a type of earthenware, is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic, where the fired body is porous.

2- The Mesopotamian records from about 2350 BC onwards refer to trade relations with Meluha, which was the ancient name given to the Indus region, and they also speak of two intermediate stations called 'Dilmun' (identified with Bahrain on the Persian Gulf) and Makan (Makran Coast).

3- Dholavira

4- Worship of Pashupati or Lord Shiva: The Pashupati seal in which the three faced male god is shown seated in a yogic posture, surrounded by a rhino and a buffalo on the right, and an elephant and a tiger on the left, make the historians conclude that the people of those days worshipped Lord Shiva who is the Lord of the

5- The Harappan discoveries form an important part of the museum collection and were excavated from important Harappan sites in India, namely Dholavira & Lothal, both located in Gujarat.

6- 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.

Answer 2

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Terracotta, terra cotta, or terra-cotta (pronounced [ˌtɛrraˈkɔtta]; Italian: "baked earth", from the Latin terra cocta), a type of earthenware, is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic, where the fired body is porous.

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Meluha

The Mesopotamian records from about 2350 BC onwards refer to trade relations with Meluha, which was the ancient name given to the Indus region, and they also speak of two intermediate stations called 'Dilmun' (identified with Bahrain on the Persian Gulf) and Makan (Makran Coast).

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Dholavira

An inscription of 10 large letters had been found at Dholavira.

Dholavira is a Harappan site placed in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.

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Worship of Pashupati or Lord Shiva: The Pashupati seal in which the three faced male god is shown seated in a yogic posture, surrounded by a rhino and a buffalo on the right, and an elephant and a tiger on the left, make the historians conclude that the people of those days worshipped Lord Shiva who is the Lord

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The Harappan discoveries form an important part of the museum collection and were excavated from important Harappan sites in India, namely Dholavira & Lothal, both located in Gujarat

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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.

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