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2. The first cities of the Indus Valley Civilisation excavated were:

(a) Lothal (b) Harappa
(c) Mohenjodaro (d) both (a) and (b)
3. What were the main crops?
(a) Wheat (b) Barley (c) Rice (d) Both (a) and (b)
4. Where is the site of Harappa located?
(a) Larkana (b) Dholavira (c) Lothal (d) Rupar
5. What is one of the most impressive achievements of the Harappan Civilisation?

(a) its crafts and industries (b) its trade networks
(c) its drainage system (d) all of these
B. Fill in the blanks :

1. In India, the first developed cities were found in the valley of river _____________________.
2. Indus Valley Civilisation is also called the _____________________.
3. _____________________ discovered Mohenjodaro on the banks of river Indus in 1922.
4. The Indus people worshipped nature in the form of _____________________.
5. Mohenjodaro means _____________________.
C. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false :
1. Harappan Civilisation flourished on the bank of the River Ganges.
2. Every city in Indus valley Civilisation had a great bath.

3. In the Indus Valley Civilisation, houses were made of mud bricks.
4. Mohenjodaro and Harappa are situated in India.
5. The Great Bath has been found at Kalibangan.
D. Match the following :
Column 'A' Column 'B'

1. Citadel (a) Seals
2. Script (b) Rajasthan
3. Granary (c) Grain Storage
4. Kalibangan (d) Acropolis
5. Terracotta (e) Pictographic
E. Answer these Questions :

1. Name some important cities of Indus Valley Civilisation.
2. What was a citadel?
3. Describe the Great Bath.
4. Describe the main features of town planning of Harappan Civilisation.
5. What do you know about the religious beliefs of the Harappans?
6. Write briefly about the economic life of people of Indus Valley Civilisation.
7. When and how did the Indus Valley Civilisation decline?

Life Skills and Value (Activity)

• On the map of India, mark the extent of the Indus Valley Civilisation. Name and locate its five
major sites.

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