ANCIENT INDIA Flashcards
(14 cards)
Name the main sites found in the excavation.
Kalibangan (Rajasthan), Lothal (Gujarat), Banwali (Haryana), Ropar (Punjab).
From where does the Indus Valley Civilisation start and end?
Manda on Chenab - Jammu in the North to Damiabad, on Godavari in Ahmednagar in the South, and various regions of Gujarat.
Indus Valley Civilisation lies between?
3000 BC and 1500 BC
Main cities associated with IVC
Harappa, Mohenjo Daro, Lothal.
Main feature of IVC
Town Planning
Main sources of livelihood in the IVC
Hunting and Agriculture
How many sites have been discovered related to Harappan civilization?
More than 800.
Where is Harappa located?
Banks of Ravi in Punjab.
Where is Mohenjodaro located?
In Sind, on the bank of Indus. Largest known Indus city.
What is located towards east in the Ganga-Yamuna Doab?
Alamgir
Name the site excavated in the 1960s which seems to be the provincial capital.
Kalibangan in Rajasthan.
This was an outpost for sea trade with contemporary West Asian Civilizations.
Lothal in Gujarat.
Where were most of the Harappan sites located?
Flood plains of Indus and Ghaggar-Hakra rivers.
What can be assessed from the evidence of assembly halls and citadels in IVC?
Presence of central government.
