Mention the different activities performed in the courtyard of the residential buildings.

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.

Give two features of the Harappan settlements.