Exercise Answers
A. Choose the correct answer:
1. Mohenjo-Daro means:
a. a large assembly of people
b. mound of the dead
c. doorway built of wood
d. mound of bricks
Ans. b. mound of the dead
2. Today Harappa lies in:
a. India
b. Pakistan
c. Afghanistan
d. Iran
Ans. b. Pakistan
3. The largest Harappan site found in India till date is:
a. Rakhigarhi
b. Dholavira
c. Kalibangan
d. Lothal
Ans. a. Rakhigarhi
4. A sign board with 10 characters written in the Harappan script has been found at:
a. Mohenjo-Daro
b. Ropar
c. Dholavira
d. Harappa
Ans. c. Dholavira
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. The first city of the Harappan civilization to be discovered by archaeologists was __________.
Ans. Mohenjo-Daro
2. The raised area of the town where the important buildings were located was known as the ________.
Ans. citadel
3. The streets intersected each other at _________ angles.
Ans. Right angles
4. The _______ seal depicts a yogic figure surrounded by animals.
Ans. Pashupati
5. The ______ tree was worshipped by the Harappan people.
Ans. peepal
C. Answer in one or two sentences:
1. What was the extent of the Harappan civilization?
Ans. The extent of the Harappan civilization was 1700 BCE.
2. Name some of the important cities of Harappan civilization.
Ans. Important cities of Harappan civilization include Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro and Mehrgarh in Pakistan, and Dholavira, Lothal, Kalibangan, Ropar and Banwali in India.
3. What did the diet of the people mainly consists of?
Ans. The right of the people mainly consists of wheat, Barley, lentils meat and fish.
4. Name the two famous statues and figurines found from the Harappan sites.
Ans. The two famous statues of figurines found from the Harappan sites are a beard man and a dancing girl.
5. Describe the clothes worn by the people of the Harappan civilization.
Ans. The Harappan people wore clothes made of cotton, flax, linen, silk, wool and leather.
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