Indus Valley Civilization Quiz - 3
Indus Valley Civilization , located in Pakistan , is one of the oldest civilizations of the world. According to C14 dating , it was in its full form between the year of 2500 and 1750. Dayaram Sahni discovered Harappa in 1921 and Rakhal Das Banerjee discovered Mohenjodaro in 1922. Sir John Marshal played a crucial role in both these excavation. It is spread in a large parts of Pakistan and Western India. Some of the major sites of this civilization are Harappa , Mohenjodaro , Chanhu-Daro , etc in Pakistan and In India, major sites are Lothal, Rangpur and Surkotda (Gujarat), Kalibangam (Rajasthan), Banwani (Hissar), and Alamgirpur (western UP). Dholavira is the latest and largest discovered site in India. Indus Valley Civilization is well -known for its Elaborate town-planning. It follows the grid system. Well cut roads divided the town into large rectangular blocks. Lamp posts were found at intervals that is an indication of the existence of street lightning. Flanking the streets, lanes and by lanes were well-planned houses. People used burnt bricks of good quality as the building material. But in the contemporary world, mud-bricks were used to build houses. There were good drainage and sanitary system. The towns were divided into Upper part or Citadel and Lower Part. In Citadel public buildings, granaries, important workshops and religious buildings were there. In Lower part people used to live. In Mohanjodaro, a Great Bath measuring 12 m by 7 m and 2.4 m deep, has been found. Steps led from either end to the surface, with changing rooms alongside. It was probably used for ritual bathing. The people grew wheat, barley, rai, peas, sesamum, mustard, rice (in Lothal), cotton (first to produce cotton), dates, melon, etc. They produced sufficient grains to feed themselves. Food grains were stored in granaries. A big granary was found in Harappa.
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