1.

Fill in the blanks:

a. The Indus people had free time for ________________ and _________________
b. The Indus people used ____________ symbols in their language
c. The citadel was surrounded by _______________________________________
to protect it from _______________
d. The Indus cities were divided into ______________ blocks
e. The rods in Indus cities were _________ feet wide
f. A __________ ____________ platform was used for threshing grains
g. The granaries were arranged into __________ rows of __________ each
h. All granaries were located close to the _________ ____________
i. The Great Bath was used for ____________ on special ______________
j. On __________ sides of the Great Bath were ____________ for spectators
k. The Assembly Hall consisted of __________ pillars of _________ ___________
that were arranged into ___________ rows of _________ each
l. The houses in the lower town were ____ or __________ storeys high and built of
__________ ___________
m. The ____________ was made in a sheltered corner of the courtyard
n. Every house had a _________ area along with a ________
o. The Indus people put a lot of emphasis on ______________
p. The social life of the Indus people was _____________ and ______________
q. It is assumed that ___________ was a very busy city
r. Indus people travelled to distant lands to get precious __________, ___________
and other materials
s. Village people grew _____________ and reared ________________
t. The Indus people had achieved mastery over ___________ _________
u. A beautiful figure of a __________ ___________ was found from Mohenjodaro
v. Pottery painted with __________ or ___________ tints were characterized by
_________________ designs blended with ___________, ____________, birds
and human forms
w. The Indus seals were __________, _____________, _____________ or
________________ in shape
x. An idea about the kind of ____________, _____________, _______________ can
be observed through the pictures engraved on seals
y. The Indus people wore __________ and ___________ clothes
z. Toys made of ____________ were found in large numbers
aa. Gold would have come from present-day ______________.
bb. Semi precious stones would have come from present-day _____________,
________________ and _____________
cc. The _________________ script is the earliest form of writing discovered in India
dd. Harappans had a ____________ script with ___________ and ___________
motifs including a ___________ ___________
ee. No _______________ was found in any of the Indus sites.
ff. The figure of a ________ God sitting in a __________ posture surrounded by
animals was discovered.
gg. Worships of ___________, __________ and ____________ was also popular
hh. Articles of __________, ________ and _________ were found in Gola Dhoro
 ii. Changes in ___________ conditions or a sudden change in the course of River
________ might have led to the reduction of ______________ produce
jj. The worship of __________ is still popular in India
kk. ___________ ___________ also has lion pictures
ll. The worship of _________ _______, later seen in the form of female power
( ____________ ) in the _________ Age is also popular in India.
mm. The _____________ system was very efficient in the Indus Valley Civilisation
nn. ___________________________, _________________________________ and
_________________________________________ are cited as the probable
reasons for Indus Valley Civilisation’s decline
oo. Evidence of devastation caused by floods has been found at ________________
and ___________
pp. The bronze smith made _________, __________ and ____________
qq. Excavated objects suggest that people worshipped ___________

2. Answer the following

a. Why is the Indus Valley Civilisation called so?
b. With whom did the Harappans trade? What were the items of export and
import?
c. Give reasons – We donot know much about the Indus script
d. Which civilization parallels the Indus Valley Civilisation? When does it flourish?
Whom was this civilization named after? Which was the largest city of this
civilization ?
e. Write two reasons for the decline of Indus Valley Civilisation
f. Write three ways in which the Indus Valley civilization contributed to the coming
periods
g. Write about the things found in the newly excavated site of Gola Dhoro
h. What were the clay figures of a female deity found at many places supposed to
be?
i. How do we know that the Indus people believed in life after death?
j. How did the Harappan script look like?What points towards trading links between
the Harappans and the Mesopotamians?
k. What gives a hint that the Harappans were involved in foreign trade?
l. Name two things that the Indus people did for entertainment.
m. What suggests that the Indus people stitched clothes?
n. What was the importance of the indus seals? How many seals were discovered
and what were they made of?
o. Name a few occupations that the Indus people were engaged in
p. What were the staple food of the Harappans
q. What suggests that the Indus people used ploughs to farm the land ?
r. Name the crops grown by the farmers in Indus Valley Civilisation
s. What suggest that the Indus Valley society was divided into different classes?
t. Who were considered to be the probable administrators in the Indus Valley
Civilisation?
u. What was done in drainage system to check the passing of solid waste?
v. Why every house in Indus cities had their own soak-bit?
w. How did the houses in Indus cities keep out dust?
x. What resembled a swimming pool in Indus Valley Civilisation?
y. What were the sources of the Harappan Civilisation?
z. Name the two archaeologists who discovered the Indus Valley Civilization
aa. What is a citadel? Name the special buildings that were constructed in the citadel
area?
bb. Name the two main buildings of Mohenjodaro

cc.
i. Identify the image. What god does it represent? What kind of animals are
represented in the picture?
ii. What is an amulet and what was it used for? What does it suggest?