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Bricks, Beads And Bones
Why is Harappan Civilisation called a Bronze Age Civilisation?
There are few characteristics of Bronze age, first and foremost is the use of metal tools especially copper and its alloys, secondly we see rise of organized settlements and early evidence of written scripts.
Now when we look into harappan settlements we find that:
1. There was high usage of metal implements made out of copper and its alloys. for example the famous Dancing girl was made out of bronze and we find that Lothal was one important site where bronze was produced.
2. Harappan civilization was also a highly organized settlements, it was well planned with systematic drainage, streets and housing facilities.
3. There are also evidence of written scripts, unfortunately we are unable to decipher it.
Thus we can see that Harappan civilization was a Bronze age civilization.
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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.
Mention the two sections of the Harappan settlements and give one main feature of each.
Mention two features of Harappan cities.
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