MCQ
Q.
The Harappan Civilization flourished around 2500 BC in what we call today ________.
Correct Answer: B
The correct answer is Western India and Pakistan.
- The history of India begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization, known more specifically as the Harappan Civilization.
- It flourished around 2,500 BC, in the western part of South Asia, that is Pakistan and Western India.
- The Indus Valley was home to the majority of the four ancient urban civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China.
- Nothing had been known about this civilization until the 1920s, when the Indian Archeological Department carried out excavations in the Indus Valley, in the ruins of the two old cities, viz. Mohenjodaro and Harappa were discovered.
- The ruins of buildings and other items, such as household goods, weapons of war, gold and silver ornaments, seals, toys, pottery, etc., show that some four to five thousand years ago a highly developed civilization flourished in this area.
Additional Information
- The Indus Valley Civilization was primarily an urban civilization, and people lived in well-planned and well-built cities, which were also centres of commerce.
- The highly civilised Harappans learned the art of grain production, and their staple food was wheat and barley.
- They also consumed vegetables and fruit and ate mutton, pork and eggs. Proof also indicates that they wore cotton and woollen clothing.
- By 1500 BC, the Harappan culture had come to an end. Recurrent floods and other natural causes, such as earthquakes, etc., are among the numerous causes due to the decay of Indus Valley Civilization.
