Indus Civilisations Book Back Questions 6th Social Science Lesson 3
6th Social Science Lesson 3
3] Indus Civilisations
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The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was started in 1861 with Alexander Cunningham as Surveyor. Its headquarters is located in New Delhi.
Mehergarh – the Precursor to Indus Civilisation: Mehergarh is a Neolithic site. It is located near the Bolan Basin of Baluchistan in Pakistan. It is one of the earliest sites known. It shows evidence of farming and herding done by man in very early times. Archaeological evidence suggests that Neolithic culture existed in Mehergarh as early as 7000 BC (BCE) .
Bronze Age: It is a historical period characterised by the use of articles made of bronze.
Why burnt bricks are used in construction? They are strong, hard, durable, and resistant to fire and will not dissolve in water or rain.
A granary with walls made of mud bricks, which are still in a good condition, has been discovered in Rakhigarhi, a village in Haryana, belonging to Mature Harappan Phase.
The word ‘civilisation’ comes from the ancient Latin word civis, which means ‘city’.
This little statue was found at Mohenjo-Daro. When Sir John Marshall saw the statuette known as the dancing girl, he said, “When I first saw them I found it difficult to believe that they were pre-historic modelling. Such as this was unknown in the ancient worlds up to the age of Greece. I thought that these figures had found their way into levels some 3000 years old to which they properly belonged”.
KVT Complex (Korkai-Vanji-Thondi) spread over Afghanistan and Pakistan has many places, names of those were mentioned in Sangam literature. Korkai, Vanji, Thondi, Matrai, Urai and Kudalgarh are the names of places in Pakistan. Gurkay and Poompuhar in Afghanistan are related to the cities and ports mentioned in the Sangam Age. The names of the rivers Kawri and Pruns in Afghanistan and the rivers Kaweri Wala and Phonai in Pakistan also occur in the Sangam literature.
Indus people used the red quartz stone called Carnelian to design jewellery.
Copper was the first metal discovered and used by humans.
The earliest form of writing was developed by Sumerians.
Radiocarbon Dating Method: A Standard Tool for Archaeologists: Also known as C14 method, the radiocarbon method uses the radioactive isotope of carbon called carbon14 to determine the age of an object.
Archaeological site at Mohenjo-Daro has been declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Choose the correct answer:
1. What metals were known to the people of Indus Civilisation?
(a) Copper, bronze, silver, gold, but not iron
(b) Copper, silver, iron, but not bronze
(c) Copper, gold, iron, but not gold
(d) Copper, silver, iron, but not gold
2. Indus Civilisation belonged to
(a) Old stone age
(b) Medieval stone age
(c) New stone age
(d) Metal age
3. River valleys are said to be the cradle of civilisation because
(a) Soil is very fertile
(b) They experienced good climate
(c) They are useful for transportation
(d) Many civilisations flourished on river valleys
Match the Statement with the Reason. Tick the appropriate answer:
1. Statement: Harappan civilisation is said to be an urban civilisation.
Reason: It has well planned cities with advanced drainage system.
(a) Statement and reason are correct
(b) Statement is wrong
(c) Statement is true, but the reason is wrong
(d) Both statement and reason are wrong
2. Statement: Harappan civilisation belongs to Bronze Age.
Reason: Harappans did not know the use of iron.
(a) Statement and reason are correct
(b) Statement wrong
(c) Statement is correct, but the reason is wrong
(d) Both statement and reason are wrong
3. Statement: The engineering skill of Harappans was remarkable.
Reason: Building of docks after a careful study of tides, waves and currents.
(a) Statement and reason are correct
(b) Statement is wrong
(c) Statement is correct, but the reason is wrong
(d) Both statement and reason are wrong
4. Which of the following statements about Mohenjo-Daro is correct?
(a) Gold ornaments were unknown.
(b) Houses were made of burnt bricks
(c) Implements were made of iron
(d) Great Bath was made water tight with the layers of natural bitumen
5. Consider the following statements:
(1) Uniformity in layout of town, streets and brick sizes
(2) An elaborate and well laid out drainage system
(3) Granaries constituted an important part of Harappan Cities
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 & 2
(b) 1 & 3
(c) 2 & 3
(d) All the three
6. Circle the odd one:
Oxen, sheep, buffaloes, pigs, horses
7. Find out the wrong pair:
(a) ASI – John Marshall
(b) Citadel – Granaries
(c) Lothal – Dockyard
(d) Harappan civilisation – River Cauvery
Fill in the blanks:
1. ____________ is the oldest civilisation.
2. Archaeological Survey of India was founded by ______________.
3. ______________ were used to store grains.
4. Group of people form ___________.
State true of false:
1. Mehergarh is a Neolithic site.
2. Archaeological survey of India is responsible for preservation of cultural monuments in the country.
3. Granaries were used to store grains.
4. The earliest form of writings was developed by Chinese.
Match the following:
1. Mohenjo-Daro – raised platform
2. Bronze – red quartz stone
3. Citadel – alloy
4. Carnelian – mound of dead
Answers:
Choose the correct answer:
1. Copper, bronze, silver, gold, but not iron. 2. Metal Age 3. Many civilisations flourished on river valleys.
Match the Statement with the Reason. Tick the appropriate answer:
1. Statement and reason are correct.
2. Statement and reason are correct
3. Statement and reason are correct
4. Houses were made of burnt bricks and Great Bath was made water tight with the layers of natural bitumen.
5. All the three
6. Pigs
7. Harappan civilisation – River Cauvery
Fill in the blanks:
1. Mesopotamian Civilisation 2. Alexander Cunningham 3. Granaries 4. Community
Say True or False:
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
Correct Statement: The earliest form of writing was developed by Sumerians.
Match the following:
1. Mound of dead 2. Alloy 3. Raised platform 4. Red quartz zone