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प्रश्न
Answer the following question?
Why did the earliest civilisations grow up near rivers?
उत्तर
The earliest civilisations grew up on the banks of rivers because of the following reasons.
- The rivers provided abundant supply of water for various purposes all through the year.
- The lands near the rivers were very fertile, hence good for growing crops.
- Rivers provided means of transport and communication.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
Harappa is situated in _______ district in Pakistan.
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The Indus Valley Civilisation stood on the bank of river _____
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The largest building discovered at Mohenjodaro is the _________.
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__________ metal was used by the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
Fill in the blank:
Indus people used _______ bricks for constructing buildings.
Fill in the blank:
The Harappan culture came to an end by _________.
Match Column A with Column B
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Great Bath | (a) Most sacred animal |
| 2. Harappan Civilisation | (b) Barter system |
| 3. Humped bull | (c) Pashupati |
| 4. Trade | (d) Mohenjodaro |
| 5. Male god | (e) Bronze Age |
Answer the following question?
Who discovered the Indus Valley Civilisation and when?
Answer the following question?
What does civilisation mean? Give four characteristics of a civilisation.
Answer the following question?
Name the different sites of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
Fill in the blank:
The main occupation of the Harappan was ____.
Match the Columns:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Kalibangan | (a) terracotta |
| 2. Houses | (b) Rajasthan |
| 3. Toys | (c) bronze |
| 4. Dancing girl | (d) dockyard |
| 5. Lothal | (e) baked bricks |
Match Column A with Column B
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Pyramids | (a) Founded Taoism |
| 2. Sphinx | (b) A sharp pen |
| 3. Papyrus | (c) Body of a lion and head of a man |
| 4. King Nebuchadnezzar II | (d) Chou Period |
| 5. Stylus | (e) Large triangular structures |
| 6. Lao-tze | (f) Bark of a tree |
| 7. Classical Period | (g) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Shangdi | (a) God of heaven |
| 2. Confucianism | (b) pottery |
| 3. Tea | (c) state religion |
| 4. Porcelain | (d) temple |
| 5. Pagoda | (e) Chinese invention |
| 6. Gunpowder | (f) medicine |
