WorksheetsHarappan civilization
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Where was the Harappan civilization located?
Nile River
Hindus River
Amazonas River
Victoria Falls
In the 1920s, archaeologists found not one but two huge cities:
Pakistan
Mohenjo-Daro
Harappa
Sumeria
In what general directions did traders from Harappa travel?
north and west
west and south
east and north
north and south
Farmers in the Indus Valley grew a variety of crops:
Wheat, dates
Corn and rice
Cotton, corn and celery
Vegetables and cotton
Archaeologists have found evidence that the Harappans had contact with:
Sumerian and Egyptians
Indian and Mesopotamian
Pakistan and Egyptian
Sumerian and Mesopotamian
Most of this contact with other cultures was in the form of (a) .
In contrast to cuneiform and hieroglyphics, the Harappan language has been impossible to (a) .
Most of what we have learned about the Harappans has come from studying their __________.
Food
Cities
Writing
Sculptures
What in this picture suggests that Mohenjo-Daro was a well-planned city?
Why do we not know much about Harappan civilization?
Sculpture and arts
Language
Citty planning
Farming and trade routes
To make the Great bath watertight, Harappan used
Burnt bricks
Bitumen
Gypsum
All the above
How many seals have been discovered?
200
2000
2500
2010
Seal of Pashupati show that people believed in
Varuna
Animals
Nature
Shiva
The seals were used by traders to
Purchase goods
Keep as income
Stamp their papers
Stamp their goods
Name that statue which is considered as a statue of Yogi.
Unicorn
Pashupati
Bearded man
All the above
The statue of dancing girl was found in
Mohenjo-Daro
Lothal
Harappa
Kot diji
Dockyard was discovered in
Kalibnga
Mohenjo-Daro
Lothal
All the above
Harappan used a script which is regarded as
Vocal script
Difficult script
Pictographic
All the above
Harappa was discovered by
BB LAL
AN GHOSH
DAYA RAM SAHNI
SR RAO
In which year Mohenjo-Daro was discovered
1921
1922
1931
1920
The most striking feature of the Harappan Civilization is its
Urban planning
Seals
Language
All the above
The raised area was called
Granaries
Lower town
Citadel
Palace
The kitchen was placed in a sheltered corner of the
Ground floor
Courtyard
2nd floor
Near store room
The houses were made of
Stone and sand
Cement and brick
Brick and wood
All the above
The important buildings like Great bath, granaries etc were located in
Lower town
Upper town
Citadel
Main town
The Harappan Civilization declined around
1880 BC
2000BC
1800 BC
None of the above
Name two historians who told that Harappan Civilization was declined because of increased aridity
DP Agarwal, Sood
Mortimer, wheeler
RL Rakesh, Sahni
None of the above
Cause of decline of Harappan Civilization was
Floods and earthquake
Increased aridity
Deforestation
All the above
animals depicted on the Pashupati seal
Elephant,
Tiger
Buffalo, rhinoceros
All the above
The Great bath is one of the largest public buildings at
Mohenjo-Daro
Lothal
Kot diji
None of them
What is the Indus Valley Civilization ?
The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) was a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions of South Asia
The Indus Valley civilization was a potter's wheel.
The Indus Valley Civilization was making Artefacts.
The Indus Valley Civilization was for fun.
What was The Indus Valley Civilization called ?
The Delhi Civilization.
The Indian Civilization.
The Harrapan Civilization.
The Indus Valley Civilization.
Why Indus Valley Civilization is Called Harappan Civilization?
It was beacause it is Harrapan Civilization
This civilization is called the Indus Civilization because it was discovered on the banks of the river Indus.
Its beacause they are the same
The Delhi Civilization
What were the Seals made of ?
The were Paintings
The seals were made out of carved stone.
They were made out of limestone
They were made out of metal.
What is this artefact ?
Dancing Girl
Mother Goddess
The Priest King [Yogi]
Pharoh
What is the most famous artefact in Indus Valley Civilization ?
Priest King
Pashpupati Seal
Dancing Girl
Seals
Where was the Harrapan Civilization located ?
In Rajasthan
In India
The Harappan civilization was located in the Indus River valley. Its two large cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-daro
In Dubai
When did the Indus civilization develop?
The Indus civilization developed in the 3rd millennium BCE, making it one of the earliest of the world’s civilizations, and it lasted into the 2nd millennium BCE.
Indus Valley never devoleped
Indus valley had nothing to devolop about
They were useless
Where is the Indus River located ?
It is located in Santacruz
It is located in Delhi
It is located in Rajasthan
The Indus River originates near the Mansarovar Lake in the Tibetan plateau, on the northern slopes of the Kailash Mountain Range.
What was the purpose of the seals?
The purpose is to wear clothes
The purpose of the Seals were as paintings
Seals were primarily used for commercial purposes. A few seals were also used as amulets, perhaps as a kind of identity card.
It was use as food to eat.
What were the materials used to make the seals?
Building Blocks
Paint
Most of the seals were made of steatite (it is kind of soft stone). A few of the seals were also made of gold, ivory, agate, terracotta, chert and faience.
Limestone
What was the shape of the Harappan seals?
It was a Circle
It was a triangle
it was a star
The shape of the Harappan seals was square with a 2X2 dimension.
What pictures were on the Harappan seals?
No pictures
All the seals have pictures of animals with something written in a pictographic script (which is yet to be deciphered).
A sunflower
A tiger
Were there writings on Harappan Seals?
No writing
No,i do not think so
There are writings on both sides of the seals. The writings are in the Kharosthi style (right to left).
I dont know
When was the civilization first idetified ?
The civilization was first identified in 1921 at Harappa in the Punjab region and then in 1922 at Mohenjo-daro (Mohenjodaro), near the Indus River in the Sindh (Sind) region.
It was found in 2021
It was found in 2001
It was found in 1992
How big is the Indus River ?
4 inches lesser than Amazon
Bigger than any River
2 inches lesser than Yamuna
Indus River, Tibetan and Sanskrit Sindhu, Sindhi Sindhu, or Mehran, great trans-Himalayan river of South Asia. It is one of the longest rivers in the world, with a length of some 2,000 miles (3,200 km).
What could be the climate at Indus Valley Civilization ?
32°
18°
Indus River in northern Sindh and often records summer maximums of 120 °F (49 °C).
-1°
Which of this statement is true ?
The Indus is moderately rich in fish.
The Indus is poor
The Indus is rich
The Indus are struggling for food
Which one of these statements are true ?
The Indus is pooor
None
Irrigation from Indus waters has provided the basis for successful agriculture since time immemorial.
None Of Them Above
What do you observe in this image ?
This is the jewerly that people used to wear in the Indus Valley Civilization.
This is made out of metal
This is made out of wood
I did not observe anything
