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1
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Name the first urbanisation in India

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Indus Valley Civilisation.

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What is called riverine civilisation? Give some examples?

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Civilisation which resides besides the river.
Examples as such:
- Egypt -> Near nile river
- IVC -> near sindhu or indus river
- Mesopotamia -> Tigris
- China -> Hwang ho

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Name the north, sout, east and west end point of ivc?

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End points:
- North -> Manda (J and K now).
- Daimabad -> Maharashtra
- Alamgirpur -> Uttar pradesh
- Sutkagan dor -> Baluchistan in pakistan
- Sutkagan dor is also a port city of ivc.

                           Manda (North)
                              /\
                            /    \
                          /         \
                       /               \
                     /                     \ 
  Sutkagan dor                 Alamgirpur (U.P)
                    \                      /
                      \                 /
                         \           /
                            \      /  
                               \/
                Daimabad (Maharashtra)
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Early phase of ivc were date around?

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3300 BC

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Mature phase of ivc were dated around?

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2700 -1900 BC

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Remains of harappan civilisation was found in which part of India?

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  • Haryana
  • Punjab
  • Rajasthan
  • Gujarat
  • Uttar pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Jammu and kashmir
  • Sindh Baluchistan in pakistan when it was a part of India.
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Mention the main features of Indus valley civilisation?

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Features
- Rice cultivation
- Burial practices
- Pottery
- Proper drainage system
- Animal rearing
- Citadel were formed
- Steatite coins
- Burnt bricks were used for house making

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IVC is also called which type of civilisation?
- Bronze civilisation.
- Copper civilisation.
- Iron civilisation.
- Silver civilisation.

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Bronze civilisation

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Which bronze civilisation was the most cleanest civilisation?

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Harappan or indus valley civilisation.

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10
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Why were the land of ivc were so fertile?

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Because they were of riverine civilisation. Means the civilisation which resides near the river. Hence, their river which was ‘indus’ had a continue inundation for harappa.

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What were the main crops cultivated by the Indus valley civilisation?

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Rabi crops (wheat, barley and rice) and horticulture crops

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Why indus valley civilisation are called harappan civilisation?

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  • Harappa was discovered in 1921 by Dayaram Saini. The excavations were done under the guidance of Sir John Marshal and Colonel Meke.
  • Also from the rigveda learning since the very first site of ivc was harappa inspired from the teaching of rigveda the site was named after ‘hariyupia’ aka ‘harappa’ civilisation.
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Where was the great bath located and what was it used for also give the location of the site where the great bath was at?

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  • The great bath is located in the mohanjadora 2nd excavated site of the indus valley civilisation. Found by R.D. Banerjee founded in 1922.
  • The great bath was used primarily for spiritual cleansing practice and sometimes for bathing to may be kinda like ‘ganga’.
  • The site was located in sindh Baluchistan of pakistan.
  • Mohan jodaro was also called the ‘mount of dead’.
  • Also terracotta figure was found here in mohan jodaro.
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14
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What is terracotta figure?

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A type of fired clay, typically of a brownish-red colour and unglazed, used as an ornamental building material and in modelling. (red, clay, model, pottery -> mneomonics)

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Harappan seals were made of?

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steatite.

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Pashupati seals were consist of?

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rhino, tiger, buffalo, shiva, elephant.

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17
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Name the male deity figure found in ivc with the crafted figure in it. What were they of describe it?

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Three horned head.

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18
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Why were women highly recognized by the ivc?

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Because while the excavation of the terracotta figures it was observed that a women figure with flowers blooming out of their embryo was shown. It could have meant that they recognized goddess earth as the giver of life. Therefore harappan looked the earth as ‘goddess of fertility’/

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19
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Name the longest inscription found in india?

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Girnar.
- First inscription of india with laxmi and vishnu in it.
- Girnar is inscription of rudradaman 1 of 150 A.D.
- The Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman, also known as the Girnar Rock inscription of Rudradaman, is a Sanskrit prose inscribed on a rock by the Western Satraps ruler Rudradaman I. It is located near Girnar hill near Junagadh, Gujarat, India. The inscription is dated to shortly after 150 CE.
- Written in brahmin and sanskrit.

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Name the longest inscription found in india?

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Girnar.
- First inscription of india with laxmi and vishnu in it.
- Girnar is a copper plate inscription of rudradaman 1 of 150 A.D.
- The Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman, also known as the Girnar Rock inscription of Rudradaman, is a Sanskrit prose inscribed on a rock by the Western Satraps ruler Rudradaman I. It is located near Girnar hill near Junagadh, Gujarat, India. The inscription is dated to shortly after 150 CE.
- Written in brahmin and sanskrit.

21
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Name the script language of ivc?

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They did not have any script language.
- Pictorial representation was used.
- longest ever syllables found was 34 characters.
- written from left to right.

22
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oldest site of ivc?

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Bhiranna in haryana

23
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largest site of ivc?

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Until 2014 Dholavari was but after new excavation rakhigarhi in haryana became the largest site of IVC.

24
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largest area covered by in IVC?

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Indus river system

25
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smallest site of IVC?

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Allahdino.
- The Harappan site of Allahdino is located some 20 miles east of Karachi, Pakistan

26
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Which was the first ivc site discovered, when was it discovered, who discovered it, what is the name of the site, who gave the name of the site, where is the site located?

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The answer to the following is:
- The first site discovered was Harappa in 1921 by Daya Ram sahni
- Under the John H Marshal, the name harappan civilisation was given by john h marshal because the harappa was the first site to be discovered.
- The site is located near ravi river in punjab.

27
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Name the twin-capitals of indus valley civilisation?

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Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.

28
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Which site is called the ‘mount of dead’ and why was it called so?

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Mohenjo-Daro was called the ‘mount of dead’ why was it called so?
During the archaeological investigations, archaeologists discovered several human bones and other skeletal remains on this mound. To refer to it as the “Mound of Dead,” they gave it the names Mohen which means Mound, and jodaro which means of the Dead.

29
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Where was the terracotta figure found and who found the site where terracotta figure was found?

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Mohan jodaro, R.D Banerjee found the Mohenjo-Daro in 1922.

30
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Which site of IVC was called the Manchester of IVC and why was it called so? Where was the site located and when was it located and who founded the site?

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  • Lothal was called the manchester of ivc because of instances of cotton trade was found here and as manchester city of europe was famous for cotton trading.
  • In 1957 lothal was found by S.R.Rao near river Bhogava, Gujarat.
31
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Why is it said that chess was invented in india?

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Because instances of chess were found in lothal, and since “Lothal” was found near river Bhogavo (which is also a tributary of river sabarmati), in gujarat hence it was concluded that chess should have been discovered in india.

32
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Name the only port town of IVC?

A

Lothal

33
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Which site of IVC was famous for “beadmaking”

A

chanhudaro

34
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Name the site of IVC without citadel?

A

Chanhudaro

35
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Name the site of IVC called as the Lancashire of IVC and why was it called so, where was it found, who found the site, and when was it found?
Currently which city of India is called the lancashire of India?

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  • Chanhudaro was called the lancashire of IVC because instances of craft were found there and lancashire at that advent of time was famous for spinning and weaving of cotton and it was the hub of cotton and textile.
  • It was founded by N.G.Mazumdar and it was found in 1937.
  • Mumbai is called currently the lancashire of India.
  • Was located near sindh river also called sindhu river in Baluchistan.
  • is considered to have been a centre for manufacturing carnelian beads therefore famous for beadmaking.
36
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Where was the earliest earthquake occurred in which site, where is the site situated?

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  • Kalibangan.
  • The site was situated near Ghaggar river a tributary of river saraswati, rajasthan.
37
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Why kalibangan is called kalibangan, what was it famous for, where was it situated?

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Famous for -> Because black bangles were found here.
Situated in -> Ghaghar river of Rajasthan tributary of Saraswati river, Rajasthan.
Evidence of earliest plough field was observed here.
Both remains of pre and post harappan was found also called as Proto harappan civilisation.
Fire altars were found here.

38
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Name the site also called the proto harappan phase of ivc why was it called so?

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Kalibangan situated near river ghaggar, rajasthan and it was called the proto-harappan phase because both the phases of pre and post phase of indus valley civilisation were found here.

39
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In which site was the earliest plough field were found?

A

Kalibangan.

40
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In which site of ivc were the instance of fire altars were found?

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Lothal and Kalibangan

41
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Name the site where the fortification of the wall were made of bricks, where is the site located?

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Surkotada, location -> Bhuj -> in the district of kutch, Gujarat.

42
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Name the site of IVC which had a unique water management system, where is it located?

A
  • Dholavira is the site of ivc which had unique water management system.
  • It was the largest site of ivc until 2014 rakhigarhi became the largest site of IVC.
  • It is situated in kutch, gujarat.
43
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Give the name of the sites where rice husk were found?

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Lothal and Rangpur

44
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Name the southern-most site of IVC?

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Daimabad in maharashtra.
Many bronze items were found here.

45
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Name the largest site of IVC?

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The largest site of IVC was Rakhigarhi,
before which before the excavation of Rakhigarhi Dholavira was the largest site of IVC.
- Found in hisar district of haryana.

46
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Name the only site of IVC found in Afghanistan?

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Mundigak and Shortugai were the only site of ivc found in Afghanistan.

47
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Give the starting phase of Post Urban Phase, mention which period do they belong to, what were there synonyms?

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-Post urban phase post 1900 BC.
-They belong to chalcolithic age means they used only copper and stone age.
-They were also called ‘sub-indus-phase’, ‘post-urban-phase’ or ‘post-urban-harappan-culture’.

48
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Name the longest inscription of India, who inscripted it, give some unique feature of that inscription?

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-Girnar aka junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman 1 is the longest inscription of India.
-It was inscripted by the Saka ruler Rudradaman 1 in the rock where first instances of Vishnu and Laxmi were found.
-Inscripted in sanskrit and brahmi script.
-It is copper

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