Tuesday, 1 March 2016

Complete Concise Notes On Indus Valley Civilization [Part1]/ Part2

Complete  Concise Notes On Indus Valley  Civilization  [Part1]/ Part2

Note : I am providing you entire content needed to know about indus valley civilization . hope this helps.





1. Belonged to the 'Chalcolithic Age' i.e. the 'Bronze Age'.

2. John  Marshall** was the first to coin the term indus valley.

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3. States covered **: Gujarat, Rajasthan ,Maharashtra, Punjab(India +pakistan), Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Sindh , Baluchistan

4.               Boundaries:**
                             
                  


                            




5. Important Sites and things Found :


1. Harappa [Punjab]: 1st site to be found** .
                                        6 granary, worksmen quarter.
                                         painted pottery, vanity box, dice, mother goddess**

2. Mohenjodaro [Sindh]:    Great Bath, Great granary, bronze statue of girl dancing,


3. Lothal [Gujarat] : Ancient Port **, Dockyard, Rice Husk , Fire altars, Dual Burial

 4.Chanhudaro [Sindh]: City without citadel **

a very important point to note is that every site had citadel except for this one. hence vimp for mcq exams.

5.Kalibanga [Rajasthan]:ploughed field surface **, decorated bricks 

6 . Surkotada : Bones of horse **

7.Daimabad : Bronze images.

8. Banavali : No town planning**, no drainage system.

9.Dhaulaviri : Excellent water harvesting system.




       

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