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The Harappan Civilization.

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the tank discovered at Mohen-jo-daro?

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Spice Hole

c)

Disneyland

d)

Great Bath

2.

Which one of these was a technological innovation of the Harrappan civilization

a)

Wheel

b)

Pulley

c)

Wells

d)

Aquaducts

3.

The Harappan civilization is also known as the_________civilization.

a)

Indus

b)

Himalaya

c)

Bindu

d)

Narmada

4.

The trade of the Harappan civilization was carried along the____________.

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

East

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Bay of Bengal

5.

What patterns are seen on Harappan pots?

a)

banyan tree leaves,peacock,sewage system

b)

birds,spices,various people

c)

animals,pictures of gods and godessess

d)

fish scales,interlocking circles,pipal leaves

6.

Reasons for decline in Harappan civilization.

a)

Earthquakes,drought,invasion

b)

Attacks,decrease in product

c)

Less population,no spices,unhappy citizens

d)

Global warming,rivers turning into ice

7.

The Harappan Civilization destroyed the foundation of the Indian Civilization.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What would the Harappan people bury with the dead bodies?

a)

Jewellery

b)

Gold,Silver

c)

Earthen pots

d)

Ships

9.

The place where a huge dockyard has been discovered

a)

Mumbai

b)

Coimbatore

c)

Lothal

d)

Tiruchirappalli

10.

Where was the Harappan civilization located?

a)

Nile River

b)

Hindus River

c)

Amazonas River

d)

Victoria Falls

11.

In the 1920s, archaeologists found not one but two huge cities:

a)

Pakistan

b)

Mohenjo-Daro

c)

Harappa

d)

Sumeria

12.

In what general directions did traders from Harappa travel?

a)

north and west

b)

west and south

c)

east and north

d)

north and south

13.

Farmers in the Indus Valley grew a variety of crops:

a)

Wheat, dates

b)

Corn and rice

c)

Cotton, corn and celery

d)

Vegetables and cotton

14.

Archaeologists have found evidence that the Harappans had contact with:

a)

Sumerian and Egyptians

b)

Indian and Mesopotamian

c)

Pakistan and Egyptian

d)

Sumerian and Mesopotamian

15.

Most of this contact with other cultures was in the form of (a)   .

16.

In contrast to cuneiform and hieroglyphics, the Harappan language has been impossible to (a)   .

17.

Most of what we have learned about the Harappans has come from studying their __________.

a)

Food

b)

Cities

c)

Writing

d)

Sculptures

18.

What in this picture suggests that Mohenjo-Daro was a well-planned city?

4 lines
19.

Why do we not know much about Harappan civilization?

a)

Sculpture and arts

b)

Language

c)

Citty planning

d)

Farming and trade routes

20.

Identify the Image

a)

Citadel

b)

Great Bath

c)

Drainage system

21.

The Harappan Citiies were divided into _____ parts.

a)

5

b)

3

c)

2

22.

Great bath is at _____

a)

Dholavira

b)

Mohejodaro

c)

Harappa

23.

Kalibangan and Lothal had ____

a)

Fire altars

b)

Great Bath

c)

Lower towns

24.

Identify the Image.

a)

Faience

b)

Seals

c)

Terracotta toys

25.

Identify the image.

a)

terracotta toys

b)

Baked bricks

c)

sealings

26.

Hidden underneath ______ archaeologists found remains of houses, buildings and temples built thousands of years ago!

a)

the original Indian sea-bed

b)

present-day cities

c)

layers of soil

d)

volcanic remains

27.
Life began in India along the __________ River.
a)
Nile
b)
Amazon
c)
Mississippi
d)
Indus
28.
A feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa ancient cities was
a)
citadel
b)
running water and sewage
c)
brick homes
d)
all of the choices
29.
A unique feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa were the
a)
streets laid out in a grid like fashion
b)
subways
c)
asphalt paved roads
d)
road signs
30.
(4) Why do historians know less about the Harappan civilization than they know about ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?
a)
The writings of ancient India have not been deciphered.
b)
Ancient India was not advanced enough to have a writing system.
c)
Ancient India did not need a writing system because they did not trade.
d)
Ancient India did have a writing system called Sanskrit.
31.

To make the Great bath watertight, Harappan used

a)

Burnt bricks

b)

Bitumen

c)

Gypsum

d)

All the above

32.

How many seals have been discovered?

a)

200

b)

2000

c)

2500

d)

2010

33.

Seal of Pashupati show that people believed in

a)

Varuna

b)

Animals

c)

Nature

d)

Shiva

34.

The seals were used by traders to

a)

Purchase goods

b)

Keep as income

c)

Stamp their papers

d)

Stamp their goods

35.

Name that statue which is considered as a statue of Yogi.

a)

Unicorn

b)

Pashupati

c)

Bearded man

d)

All the above

36.

The statue of dancing girl was found in

a)

Mohenjo-Daro

b)

Lothal

c)

Harappa

d)

Kot diji

37.

Harappan used a script which is regarded as

a)

Vocal script

b)

Difficult script

c)

Pictographic

d)

All the above

38.

Harappa was discovered by

a)

BB LAL

b)

AN GHOSH

c)

DAYA RAM SAHNI

d)

SR RAO

39.

In which year Mohenjo-Daro was discovered

a)

1921

b)

1922

c)

1931

d)

1920

40.

The most striking feature of the Harappan Civilization is its

a)

Urban planning

b)

Seals

c)

Language

d)

All the above

41.

The kitchen was placed in a sheltered corner of the

a)

Ground floor

b)

Courtyard

c)

2nd floor

d)

Near store room

42.

The houses were made of

a)

Stone and sand

b)

Cement and brick

c)

Brick and wood

d)

All the above

43.

The Harappan Civilization declined around

a)

1880 BC

b)

2000BC

c)

1800 BC

d)

None of the above

44.

Name two historians who told that Harappan Civilization was declined because of increased aridity

a)

DP Agarwal, Sood

b)

Mortimer, wheeler

c)

RL Rakesh, Sahni

d)

None of the above

45.

animals depicted on the Pashupati seal

a)

Elephant,

b)

Tiger

c)

Buffalo, rhinoceros

d)

All the above

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