Question

Write a brief note on how food was supplied to cities in Harappan cities.

Answer 1

Answer:

Some points of difference between the lives of farmers and herders who supplied food to the Harappan cities, and those of the previous chapter:

(i) Tools. Harappan farmers and herders used a wooden tool called plough which was used for turning the soil and planting seeds. The earlier farmers and herder used mortars and pestle for grinding grain. Their tools were also made of bone. ‘

(ii) Irrigation. Harappan farmers and herders used irrigation for better produce while the earlier ones did not.

(iii) Storage. The Harappan farmers stored food in well-built granaries and not in clay pots, baskets, etc.

(iv) Residence. Harappan farmers lived on the outskirts of cities, whereas there were no settled cities in the time of the farmers and herders in Chapter 3.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Farmers who supplied food to the Harappan cities lived a settled life as they were engaged in farming activities. ... Farmers who supplied food to the Harappan cities lived in huts ad thatched houses while herders and hunters in chapter 2 mostly lived in caves.