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who and when discovered harrapan civilization ?
B.R. DAYA RAM SAHANI 1922
DAYA RAM SAHANI 1921
R.D. BENERJI 1920
RAKHAL DASS 1921
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Decline: What caused the decline of Indus Valley Civilization?
A great flood struck the area.
The drying of the Saraswati River
All the above are possible theories
Earthquakes may have diverted or disrupted river systems
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Name a notable achievement of ancient India
Found the circumference of the Earth
Found concept of pi
Built vast universities
Found the first plow
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Achievement of ancient India:
Indoor plumbing
True
False
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Scientific achievements of Ancient India include:
zodiac signs, windmills, astronomy
vaccines, astronomy, zodiac signs
metallurgy, astronomy, zodiac signs
vaccines, metallurgy, astronomy
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The reason for the decline of Indus valley civilization
Indus river dried up
natural calamity
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The decline of indus valley civilization is?
Aryan invasion
Flood
All of the above
Drought
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Achievement of ancient India:
Pyramids
False
True
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Which group of people first migrated into India after the fall of Harrappan Civilization?
Aryans
Jawas
Mauryans
Guptas
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Achievement of ancient India:
Wheel
True
False
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The cities of Harrappa and Mohenjo Daro show evidence of
a system of banking.
extreme poverty.
political corruption.
careful planning.
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Achievement of ancient India:
Writing
True
False
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What caused the decline of the Indus Valley civilization?
Invasion by chariot armies from the North
Mutation in the M1-30 Gene
Climate change; the Indus River dried up
Susceptibility to disease caused by lack of hygience
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Name one of the Harrappan cities.
Jerusalem
Rome
Athens
Mohenjo-Daro
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Harrappan civilizations in Ancient India were known for
offering universal education
creating the pyramids
planning cities in a grid pattern
beginning the use of gunpowder
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The cities of Harrappa and Mohenjo Daro
showed evidence of separation of religion & political power
flourished for hundreds of years.
produced iron weaponry.
lacked a public water supply.
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Achievement of ancient India:
Metallurgy
False
True
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Achievement of ancient India:
Crossbow
True
False
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What contributed to the decline of the Indus Valley civilization?
Volcanic eruptions covered the land with molten lava.
Cities were destroyed by raging fires
Indus Valley populations migrated to Central Asia and Africa.
The soil became too salty for crops to grow.
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The Harrapan civilization were finally discovered in
1781
1931
1921
1980
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What caused the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization?
Competition over resources
Invasion
Desire for wealth
Sudden/dramatic tectonic plate movement
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One reason for the decline of the Indus Valley
hurricanes
floods
tornadoes
disease
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Mohenjo-Daro was the first city discovered in the Harrapan/Indus River civilzation
False
True
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Mathematical achievements of ancient India include:
zero, earths rotation around the sun, and Pythagorean therm
zero, decimal system, calculus, and constellations
zero, decimal system, calculated pi & earths axis rotate sun
Had Calculated pi and had a decimal system
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Harrappan rulers based their power on
a generous distribution of wealth.
a democratic system of government.
a belief in divine assistance.
a strong military.
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The Harrappan civilization had a strong central government
true
false
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who and when discovered harrapan civilization ?
DAYA RAM SAHANI 1921
RAKHAL DASS 1921
R.D. BENERJI 1920
B.R. DAYA RAM SAHANI 1922
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The Harrappans people of the Indus River Valley were among the first to...
connect public sewers and water supply
practice the writing system of cuneiform
farm and domesticate animals
build sailboats
29
Achievements of Ancient India include:
All the above
Sanitation and Democracy
Math and Silk Road
Hindu-Arabic Numbers and Medical Techniques
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Which theory of the decline of Indus Valley civilizations is best supported?
earthquakes destroyed the city
invasion by another culture
rerouting of the Indus River
monsoons caused life threatening floods
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Two achievements of Ancient India
Gunpowder and well-organized ciities
Acqueducts and plumbing
well organized ciities and plumbing
Plumbing and gunpowder
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The architectural achievement of Ancient India
Pyramids
Citadels
The Great Wall
Aqueducts
