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ICSE Class 9 The Harappan Civilisation — practice questions

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Flip and match the sitesRead the answer and worked solution →Harappan city bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Citadel or Lower TownRead the answer and worked solution →Harappan finds familiesRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the Harappan lieRead the answer and worked solution →Catch the Harappan findsRead the answer and worked solution →Citadel, Lower Town or bothRead the answer and worked solution →The Mature Harappan phase, the urban peak of the civilisation, is dated:Read the answer and worked solution →Harappan seals were made of a stone called:Read the answer and worked solution →The Harappan script is best described today as:Read the answer and worked solution →The Great Bath, a large rectangular tank in a courtyard, stood at:Read the answer and worked solution →Archaeologists designate the two sections of a Harappan city as:Read the answer and worked solution →One of the most distinctive features of Harappan cities was their:Read the answer and worked solution →The name of the civilisation comes from Harappa because that was:Read the answer and worked solution →Evidence of a ploughed field was preserved at which site?Read the answer and worked solution →Water reservoirs, possibly for storing water, were found at:Read the answer and worked solution →Harappan weights were usually:Read the answer and worked solution →Grains found at Harappan sites include:Read the answer and worked solution →Traces of irrigation canals were found at the Harappan site of:Read the answer and worked solution →The Citadel differed from the Lower Town because it was:Read the answer and worked solution →Alexander Cunningham is remembered as the first:Read the answer and worked solution →The total time span of the Harappan civilisation ranges from:Read the answer and worked solution →The Early Harappan phase (6000 BCE-2600 BCE) is described as:Read the answer and worked solution →The phase from 1900 BCE to 1300 BCE is termed:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mature Harappan phase is called the civilisation's:Read the answer and worked solution →The Citadel at Lothal was peculiar because it was:Read the answer and worked solution →Chanhudaro is best described as:Read the answer and worked solution →Little pots of faience found at Harappan sites were perhaps used as:Read the answer and worked solution →Stones used for Harappan beads include:Read the answer and worked solution →Metals worked by the Harappans include:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Flip and match the sites

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Matching pairs
  1. A
    Kalibangan
    B
    A ploughed field
  2. A
    Dholavira
    B
    Water reservoirs
  3. A
    Mohenjodaro
    B
    The Great Bath
  4. A
    Lothal
    B
    Citadel not walled off
Instructions
Flip cards to match each site with what was found there.
_Source: syllabus History, Theme 1 'Bricks, Beads and Bones' (lehs101)_

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Harappan city bingo

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Clues and terms
  1. Clue
    The higher of the two walled sections
    Item
    Citadel
  2. Clue
    The other section, and it was walled too
    Item
    Lower Town
  3. Clue
    Rectangular tank in a courtyard
    Item
    Great Bath
  4. Clue
    Carefully planned under the streets
    Item
    Drains
  5. Clue
    It still remains undeciphered
    Item
    Script
  6. Clue
    How the streets intersect, at right angles
    Item
    Grid
  7. Clue
    Dug up along with weights and beads
    Item
    Seals
  8. Clue
    Stands on the Citadel near the Bath
    Item
    Warehouse
  9. Clue
    The city of the famous Great Bath
    Item
    Mohenjodaro
Instructions
Read each call, tap its term on the board. Three in a line is bingo.
_Source: syllabus History, Theme 1 'Bricks, Beads and Bones' (lehs101)_

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Citadel or Lower Town

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Items
  1. Item
    Great Bath
    Category
    Citadel
  2. Item
    Warehouse
    Category
    Citadel
  3. Item
    Higher ground
    Category
    Citadel
  4. Item
    Grid streets
    Category
    Lower Town
  5. Item
    Most buildings
    Category
    Lower Town
Categories
  1. Item
    Citadel
  2. Item
    Lower Town
Instructions
Tap a feature, then tap the part of the city it belongs to.
_Source: syllabus History, Theme 1 'Bricks, Beads and Bones' (lehs101)_

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