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Bricks, Beads And Bones
Discuss in about 100 words what brought the decline of Harappan Civilisation.
There are many reasons that are being put forward by scholars regarding the decline of the Harappan civilization,
1. climatic change, deforestation, excessive floods, the shifting and/or drying up of rivers, to overuse of the landscape. Although some of these “causes” may hold for certain settlements, but they do not explain the collapse of the entire civilisation.
2. Invasion of Aryans- It is believed by some scholars that invasion of aryan lead to the decline of Harappan civilization however this hypothesis has been refuted.
3. End of an unifying element- It is believed that a strong unifying element perhaps came to an end because we see disappearance of seals, scripts, weight etc.
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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.
Mention the two sections of the Harappan settlements and give one main feature of each.
Mention two features of Harappan cities.
Give two features of the Harappan settlements.
Mention any four items found in the graves of the Harappans.
Mention two strategies adopted to identify social differences among the Harappans.
How did the Harappans obtain red colour or Carnelian?
Give a brief description of the Mohurs (Seals) of Harappa or the Indus Valley Civilisation.
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