History Ch 4: In the earliest Cities

How was Harppan civilization was discovered?

• satellite imagery
• archaeological excavations, while building railway tracks in Punjab present day Pakistan.

• oral traditions
• historical documents

Dockyard was found in which Harappan city

• Kalibangan
• Mohenjo-daro
• Dholavira
• Lothal

Scribes means

• People who were trained to paint and draw in ancient times.
• People who were trained to sing and perform in ancient times.
• People who were trained to cook and prepare meals in ancient times.
• People who were trained to write and copy documents in ancient times.

Harappans had highly sophisticated artifacts with some writing and symbols on them. They also used to stamp bags or as trademarks while trading with another part of the world

• Inscriptions

• Seal

• Manuscripts

• Scribes

After a bag was closed or tied, a layer of wet clay was applied on the knot and the seal was pressed on it. This impression of seal is known as

• wet seal
• impression

• sealing

• knot impression

Faience means

• A type of metal
• Glazed ceramic ware
• A type of fabric
• A type of wood

How was faience made in Harappan civilization

• By grinding stones and mixing them with water to form a paste
• A gum was used to shape sand or powdered quartz into an object.

• By melting glass and shaping it into desired forms
• By using clay and baking it in an oven

Faience was used to

• make jewelry
• build houses
• beads, bangles, earrings and tiny vessels.

• cook food

Features of a house of Harappan cities.

• Irregular layout, stone construction, basic drainage systems
• Multi-storeyed, wooden construction, underground drainage systems
• Thatched roof, mud construction, no drainage systems
• Standard layout, brick construction, advanced drainage systems, one or two storey with a seperate bathing area, and had wells to supply water.

The Harappan cities were developed around?

• 2600 BCE
• 120000 years ago

• 4700 years ago

• 1000 BCE