From villages to the first cities
Class 6th, Social Science
Orient Black Swan
Question Answer Including Objective Type Questions
I. Fill in the blanks:
- Around 5,000 years ago, a highly developed urban civilisation emerged in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent.
- The cities of Harappa and Mohenjodaro were among the first sites of the Harappan Civilisation to be discovered by archaeologists.
- The Harappan cities were well-planned, with roads laid out in a grid pattern.
- The city of Mohenjodaro had a special building called the Great Bath, which was possibly used for bathing or ceremonies.
- Harappan craftspeople worked with metals like copper, bronze and gold.
II. State whether the sentences are true or false. Correct the ones that are false.
1. The Harappan Civilisation was larger than both the Mesopotamian and the Egyptian Civilisations.
2. All Harappan buildings were made of wood and mud.
3. Harappan seals were used in trade and often had inscriptions on them.
4. Farmers in the Harappan villages grew crops like wheat, barley and cotton.
5. The Harappan people had developed a pictorial script that has been fully decoded by historians recently.
Answer:
1.True
The Harappan Civilisation was larger in area than both the Mesopotamian and Egyptian Civilisations.
2. False
Correction: Harappan buildings were mainly made of baked bricks and mud bricks, not wood and mud.
3. True
Harappan seals were used in trade and often had inscriptions on them.
4. True
Harappan farmers grew crops such as **wheat, barley and cotton**.
5. False
Correction: The Harappan pictorial script has not yet been fully decoded by historians.
