Question

With reference to Harappan Culture, answer the following questions:

(a) Discuss briefly the indigenous origin of the Harappan Civilisation.

(b) Describe the extent of the civilisation.

(c) Name any four cities of the Harappan Civilisation and a significant feature of each city.​

Answer 1

The Indus or Harappan culture arose in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent. It is called Harappan civilisation because this was discovered first in 1921 at the modern site of Harappa, situated in the province of west Punjab in Pakistan. ... Nearly, 1,400 Harappan sites are known so far in the sub-continent.

The Harappan civilisation extended from Baluchistan and Sindh (present-day Pakistan) to Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and parts of western Uttar Pradesh. The civilisation approximately covered about 1,300,000 sq km. The cradle of this civilisation nested on the banks of the Indus river.

Kalibagan, Lothal, Mohenjo daro, Harappa are four main cities of the Harappan civilization

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