TLP HISTORY [DAY 37]

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TLP HISTORY [DAY 37]

TOPIC : INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION

Q.1)   Was India civilized before the advent of the Aryans? State briefly the extent and striking features of the earlier civilization, if any. [ 20 M,400 W]

Q.2)  Analyze the elements of urban civilization in the Harappan Culture. What factors were responsible for its decline? [20 M,400 W]

Q.3) “The continuity of the Indus Civilization into later ages was not confined to the religious and spiritual fields alone.” Analyse the statement. [20 M,400 W]

Q.4) Discuss  the  water  management  and  its  conservation  planning  in  the  Harappan (Indus-Saraswati) cities. [20 M,400 W]

Q.5)  Do you think the Harappan civilization had a diversity of subsistence base? Explain [15 M,400 W]

Q.6) Discuss the distribution and significance of farming cultures outside the Indus system. [20 M,400 W]

Q.7)  Evaluate  the  significance  of  seals  and  sealings  in  the  reconstruction  of  socio-economic and religious life of the Harappan people. [20 M,400 W]

Q.8)  Discuss the pattern of trade during the Indus Valley civilization. How far did it affect the nature of contemporary settlements in the Indian sub-continent? [20 M,400 W ]

Q.9) The decline of Harappan civilization was caused by ecological degradation rather than external invasion. Discuss. [15 M,300 W]

                                                           MAP WORK : MESOLITHIC SITES

1. Rajasthan
   • Bagor on the river Kothari ( the largest Mesolithic site in India).
   • Tilwara

2. Gujarat
   • Langhnaj, Akhaj, Valasana, Hirpur(All are in Mehsana district) :- Langhnaj is the most extensively studied site in the state.
   • Loteshwar
   • Ratanpura

3. Uttar Pradesh
   • Sarai Nahar Rai in the Allahabad­ is the most extensively studied Mesolithic site in the state.
   • Morhana Pahar and Lekhahia are two other important Mesolithic sites (Both are almost together)
   • Chopani Mando (Important)
   • Damdama
   • Mahadaha
   • Mahagara

4. Bihar
   • Paisra (In Munger District)
   • Madhya Pradesh
   • Bhimbetka
   • Adamgarh
   • West Bengal
   • Birbhanpur

5. Orissa
   • Mayurbhanj
   • Keonjhar
   • Jharkhand
   • Chhota Nagpur plateau