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Bricks, Beads And Bones
Give any two views about government and rulers of Harappan society.
There are conflicting views when it comes to Harappans governnemt and rulers:
1. There are some who says that it was a single state because of the uniformity in bricks and town planning.
2. Others believe that there was no single ruler rather there was several, for example one in mohenjodaro, one in Harappa etc.
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Would you agree that the drainage system in Harappan cities indicates town planning? Give reasons for your answer.
List the material used to make beads in the Harappan Civilisation. Describe the process by which one kind of bead was made.
Look at following fig. and describe what you see. How is the body placed? What are the objects placed near it? Are there any artefacts on the body? Do these indicate the sex of the skeleton?
Fig. A Harappan Burial
Describe some of the distinctive features of Mohenjodaro.
List the raw materials required for craft production in the Harappan Civilisation and discuss how these might have been obtained.
Discuss how archaeologists reconstruct the past.
Discuss the functions that may have been performed by rulers in Harappan society.
On given map, use a pencil to circle sites where evidence of agriculture has been recovered. Mark an X against sites where there is evidence of craft production and R against sites where raw materials were found.
Find out if there are any museums in your town. Visit one of them and write a report on any ten items, describing how old they are, where they were found and why you think they are on display.
Collect illustrations of ten things made of stone, metal and clay produced and used at present. Compare these with the pictures of the Harappan civilisation in this chapter, and discuss the similarities and differences that you find.
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