The Beginnings of Indian Civilization

The Harappans gave much importance to water management and cleanliness. In this context identify the image

• The Great Bath at Banawali

• citadel

• reservoir at Dholavira

• dock at Lothal

What did the Harappan cooking pot contain?

• turmeric

• ginger

• banana

• potato

Identify a feature of the Sindhu Saraswat civilization

• it was an urban culture

• writing was optional

• Only mud houses were to be seen

• Crops grown were not enough to feed villages and cities.

Identify a large site excavated by archaeologists

• Rakhigarhi

• Banawali

• Farmana

• Kalibangan

The Harappan cities were built on ____ levels

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Wells and reservoirs found across the civilization were used for

• Fishing

• Cleaning

• Water harvesting

• Watering fields

Identify what the Harappans imported from Mesopotamia.

• Gold

• Copper

• Carnelian

• Shells

Seals were made of

• Copper

• gold

• Steatite

• Bronze

Identify what was not seen on the seals.

• an image

• Alphabets

• Animals

• Geometrical shapes

Two accepted theories for the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization include

• Warfare

• earthquakes

• Climate change

• Abandoning of cities.