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Harappans produced their own characteristic pottery which was made glossy and shining. Earthen vessels and pottery, crafted on the potter’s wheel, were decorated with black geometrical designs. The large jar with narrow necks and red pots with black decoration bear evidence of artistic skill.

the bronze statues were made by using the special lost wax process. In this process wax figures were covered with a coating of clay. then the wax was melted by heating and the hollow mold thus created was filled with molten metal which took the object’s original shape.

•The script used by Harappans was not alphabetical as it has too many sings. •The availability of the script on a wide variety of objects indicates that probably many people were literate.

(a). These historians found some marked similarities between the pre-Harappan and proto-Harappan cultures at kot Diji, Amri and Kalibangan in terms of granary, defensive walls and long distance trade in these settelments, From this historians concluded that the Harappan Civilisation evolved from these agricultural communities. (b). The harappan culture covered parts of punjab, Hariyana, sindh, …

With reference to Harappan Cluture, answer the following question: (a). Discuss brinfly the indigenous origin of the Harappan Civilisation. (b). Describe the extent of the civilisation. (C). Name any four cities of the Harappan Civilisation and a singnificant feature of each city. Read More »

(a). The construction o the great bath indicates that the art of building had reached a high degree of perfection at that time The massive structure points out that there might have existed a ruling class that could mobilize labor, collects taxes, and builds such a huge structure for the public. The design of the …

with reference to the sources of information about the Harappan civilization answer the following:(a)Three significant features of the great bath. (b)Social classification of Harappans as pointed out by the citadels. (c). Religion of the Harappans as depicted by the seals. Read More »

Each city was divided into two parts- the raised area called the Citadel and ‘lower town’. The main streets followed a grid pattern runing from north to south or from east to west. The houses at street corners were rounded to allow carts to pass easily. House drains emptied all waste water into the street …

Features of urban planning in Harappan civilization. Read More »

The Indus script, also known as the Harappan script, is a corpus of symbols produced by the Indus Valley Civilisation. The Harappans used a script that is regarded as pictographic since its sings represent birds, fish, and varieties of the human form.

1 Harrapan people were the first people to use bronze2 Harappan civilization made great baths, dockyards, dancing girl

•Both are located on river banks. Mohenjo-Daro on the right bank of the Indus, and Harappa on the left bank of the Ravi. •Both measured around 5.0 km in the circuit. •Ground plans including the layout of streets, and blocks of houses were common to both cities. •Water supply, drainage, and granaries were common in …

Write the common elements between Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. Read More »

•The script used by Harappans was not alphabetical as it has too many sings. •The availability of the script on a wide variety of objects indicates that probably many people were literate.