Lecture-3 Flashcards
Copper Age and protohistoric period (18 cards)
Characteristics of Copper Age
-> people started doing trade
where was statue of dancing girl found ?
Mohenjodaro
First metal discovered was ?
Copper
Characteristics of Proto-Hsitoric period
-> writing records are present but these records are not fully understood or interpreted by later historians
-> Urban Civilization
first site of indus valley civilization
Harappa
When and who was the first to identify and describe the large mound of Harappa near Sahiwal in Punjab, now in Pakistan.
Charles Mason in 1826
The Harappa site was first briefly excavated by
Alexander Cunningham 1856
First Train in India
16 april 1853
bombay to Thane
Who was general during 1848 to 1856
Lord Dalhousie
Who and when was the ASI (archaeological Survey of India ) established
Viceroy Lord Curzon
1905
Who was the first chairman of ASI
John Marshal
Who started excavation under ASI
Dayaram Sahani and Rakhaldas Banerjeeq
Who Dug harappa
Dayaram Sahani
Who dug Mohenjodaro
Rakhal Das Banerjee
Other name of Indus Valley Civilization
Urban civilization
Harappa civilization
Shape of Indus valley civilization
Tringular shape
cities in north south east and west along with their river
West - Sutkagendor , Pak. (Dashk River )
North - Manda , J&k (Chenab River )
East - Alamgirpur , UP (Hindon River )
South - Daimabad , Pak. (Godavari River )
Trick
SuM = AD
‘D’ut’C’h ‘H’ai ‘P’er bharat mein nhi
Where is Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sanghralaya ?
Bhopal
