Short Answer Questions
* Name two important sources of information about the Harappan Civilisation
Name one important public building of Indus Valley Civilisation and its importance
3. Give any two characteristic features of the citadel.
4. How were seals used? What information do they give about Harappan trade?
5. Brietly describe granaries at Harappa.
6. Briefly describe the ornaments worn by the Harappans.
7. Briefly describe the statue of the dancing girl.
Mention the types of dress worn by the Indus Valley people,
9 State two features of the internal trade in the Indus Valley Civilisation.
10. State any two evidences that show the Harappans also had trade relations with
1 Name the four animals depicted on the Pashupati seal.
2. State any two causes that led to the decline of the Harappan Civilisation.
What types of weights and measures did the Indus people use?
State any two ways to show the value of Indus Script as a source of historical infor
la what two respects is Harappan Civilisation our greatest heritage?
Structured Questions
Answers
Answer:
1) a. The Great Bath
b. Citadel
3) a. the raised area of each city was called as citadel
b. citadel had the houses of ruling classes
c. citadel points the elaborate planning that went into development of cities and justifies that the Harappan civilisation was an urban civilisation.
4) a. the seals were used by the Harappans to show their artistic skills.
b. about 2000 seals have been discovered.
c. majority of seals compromise short inscriptions with pictures of the one-horned bull , buffalo, goat ,tiger, rhinoceros, elephants etc.
D. the material used to make seal were terracotta, steatite, agate, etc.
e. the seals were rectangular, and circular in shape.
f. Harappan seals provided useful information about religion, belief, script, and trade
5) a. At Harappa there were 2 rows of 6 granaries each.
b. to the south of granaries at Harappa working floors consisting of rows of circular bricks platform have been discovered.
c. it is said the these floors were ment for threshing grains.
D. the location of Harappa was near river Ravi which suggests that the food grains were brought by boats.