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A2. Indus Valley Civilisation Flashcards

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Period of IVC

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3300BC - 1300BC

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IVC is divided into 3 phases

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  1. Early Phase(3300 BC - 2600 BC)
  2. Mature Phase(2600 BC - 1900 BC)
  3. Later Phase(1900 BC - 1300 BC)
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IVC is also know as

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Harappan Civilization (because harappa was the first site which was founded)

Bronze Age Civilization ( bronze was discovered in this civilization)

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Major sites in Pakistan(IVC)

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  • Harappa
  • Ganwerimala
  • Mohenjodaro(Mound of Dead)
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Major sites in India(IVC)

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  • Kalibangan
  • Dholavira
  • Lothal
  • Ropar
  • Rakhigarhi
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Why IVC is Urban Civilization

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  1. Town Planning
  2. Urban Sanitation System
  3. Proper system for garbage collection
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Which were the smallest and the largest site in IVC ?

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Allahdino (smallest)
Rakhigarhi (largest)

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Important facts of IVC

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  1. No religion
  2. No language
  3. No caste system
  4. No temples
  5. No sign of slavery or captured enemy
  6. No sign of warfare
  7. No monuments to glorify victory
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Harappa was discovered by

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  1. Sir John Marshall
  2. Dayaram Sahni
  3. Madhu Sarup Vats in 1921
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Location of Harrapa

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Montgomery district of Punjab on banks of Ravi river

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Features of Harrapa

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Granaries , Bullock carts , Sand stone human anatomy sculptures

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Mohenjodaro was discovered by

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  1. RD Banerjee
  2. EJH Mackay
  3. John Marshall in 1922
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Location of Mohenjodaro

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Punjab district of Larkana on the banks of Indus river

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Features of Mohenjodaro

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Great Bath , Dancing girl , seal of Pashupati Mahadeva Statue , steatite of beard man
1. Agriculture
2. Cotton Cultivation
3. Domesticated animals

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Sutkagendor

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  • Discovered by Stein in 1929
  • Location - Dast river in pakistan’s southern balochistan province
  • Feature - Trading
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Chanudaro

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  • Discovered by Majumdar in 1931
  • Location - Sindh(Indus river) Pakistan
  • Feature - Bead Making , Footprint of a dog chasing a cat
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Amri

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  • Discovered by NG Majumdar in 1935
  • Location - on the banks of Indus river
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Kalibangan

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  • Discovered by Ghose in 1953
  • Location - Rajasthan beside Ghaggar river
  • Feature - Altar of fire , Bones of Camels , Plough of wood
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Lothal (Artificial Dockyard)

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  • Discovered by R Rao in 1953
  • Location - Gujarat beside Bhagwa river near Gulf of Cambay
  • Feature - Husk of rice , Altar of fire
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Surkotada

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  • Discovered by JP Joshi in 1964
  • Location - In Gujarat
  • Feature - Hore skeletons , Beads
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Banawali

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  • Discovered by RS Bisht in 1974
  • Location - Haryana’s Hisar district
  • Feature - Evidence of Beads and Barley
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Dholavira

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  • Discovered by RS Bisht in 1985
  • Location - Gujarat , Rann of kachchh
  • Feature -
    1. Water collection system in houses
    2. Reservoir of water

It was the only site which was divided into 3 parts (others were divided into 2 )

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Agriculture in IVC

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  • wheat , barley , rai , peas , sesame , lentils , chickpea , mustard , millets
  • first to cultivate cotton
  • Whole grain finding suggest the existence of agriculture
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Religion in IVC

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  • No religion was there
  • Animals and trees were worshipped there
    1. one-horned unicorn
    2. humped bull
    3. earth as a fertility goddess
    4. Phallus / Yoni worship
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Theory of decline of IVC

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  • Natural Calamities such as flood , earthquakes, etc
  • Decrease in land fertility
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Arts and Crafts in IVC

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  • Production and application of bronze
  • copper was acquired from Rajasthan’s khetri mines
  • artifacts with textile imprints
  • Large brick structures confirms existence of mason class
  • gold silver and precious stone jewelery
  • pottery was in full swing
27
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oldest discovery of the Indus Valley
Civilization

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Bhirdana
Its history stretches back to pre-Harappan times,

28
Q

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
is associated with which of the
following ancient cultures

A

Mesopotamia

29
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Which of the following sites of Indus valley civilization is not on the
bank of river Indus

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Ropar

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