Indus Valley Civilization | MCQs

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Harappa, village in eastern Punjab province, eastern Pakistan

Location Sahiwal District, Punjab, Pakistan

The Bronze Age Harappan civilization, now more often called the Indus Valley Civilisation

Harappa is small crossroads town of 15,000 people today.

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The Indus River Valley Civilization, 3300-1300 BCE.

It is also known as the Harappan Civilization.

It extended from modern-day northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.

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Mohenjo-Daro is located in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan,

in a central position between the Indus River and the Ghaggar-Hakra River.

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Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are two major cities that were part of the Indus Valley Civilization, located in present-day Pakistan.

These cities were known for their advanced urban planning, drainage systems, and well-organized structures.

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Archaeologists have discovered approximately 3000 Indus Valley seals at various sites.

These seals often feature animals and script.

They were likely used for trade and identification.

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The culture of Sindh roots in the Indus Valley Civilization.

It is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, dating back to 3300 BCE.

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The main occupation of the people of the Indus valley civilization was Agriculture.

The Indus valley people knew the use of Gold, Silver, Copper, and Bronze but not iron

The Indus Valley Civilisation, also known as the Indus Civilisation.

The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC)  was a Bronze Age civilization 

Major sites: Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Dholavira, and Rakhigarhi

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The Harappan civilization was located in the Indus River valley.

Its two large cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, were located in Pakistan's Punjab and Sindh provinces

emerging around 2600 BCE along the Indus River Valley

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The Indus Valley Civilization Valley is known as a pre-Aryan Civilization because of the evidence of Copper

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His work provided evidence of the antiquity of Indian civilisation, particularly that of the Indus Valley civilization and the Mauryan age.

In 1920, Marshall initiated at dig at Harappa with Daya Ram Sahni as director. Mohenjodaro was discovered by R. D. Banerji in 1921, and in 1922, work began there.

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• The Indus Valley Civilization Valley is known as a pre-Aryan Civilization because of the evidence of Copper
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• The Indus valley people knew the use of Gold, Silver, Copper, and Bronze but not iron
  
• Indus Valley Civilization was spread over Sindh, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, U.P, Rajasthan, Gujarat
• The Indus Valley Civilisation, also known as the Indus Civilisation.
• In Indus Valley “Alluvial Soil” was used for making Bricks
• The Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in Mohenjodaro
• The Indus Valley Civilization belongs to the Neolithic age
• The main occupation of the people of the Indus valley civilization was: Agriculture
• Period: Bronze Age South Asia
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