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Ancient India
The history in India begins with evidence of human activity of Homo sapiens of over 75,000 years ago, or with earlier hominids including Homo erectus from about 500,000 years ago. Ancient India is one of the first civilization and has helped shaped the present world.
797 Questions
What is the meaning of the name Harappa?
Harappa generally means Shiva. It also gets the meaning as "Hara" - Vishnu and "Appa" - Shiva. This is actually the exact meaning of Harappa. The people who named the place named it after their god which resembles lord Shiva.
The drainage system of harappan civilization was very well civilized system
Mohenjo-Daro was an ancient civilization along the Indus River valley (in what is now Pakistan) from around 2600 B.C.E.
The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro depended on the Indus River valley for its .?
Fertile farmland
What was the weather like in ancient India?
well,in ancient india was warm. if it was rainy and you step outside you would be soaking wet.also the rain would be warm. but some of the weather is a disaster.some of the heavy rain would cause floods.finally if you want the climate too a kind of climate is a monsoons.
Which of the following was probably not a factor in the disappearance of the Harappan civilization?
they wanted to move to another country
cell phones
What are the four noble truths of ancient India?
1. Suffering is present in all things, and nothing lasts forever.
2. Suffering is caused by cravings.
3. The way to end suffering is to give up all cravings.
4. The correct way to give up all cravings is to live life according to the Eightfold Path.
Mhabaladhikrita was one of the scholars of Religious Literature during the Gupta dynasty.
Why has it been impossible for linguists to decipher the harappan language?
No inscriptions have been found that are bilingual, so linguists can not compare another language to that of the Harappan, and therefore it has been impossible to crack.
What did the ancient India homes look like?
Houses were usually one or two stories high, made of baked clay with a flat roof and no out side windows. They had private drinking wells and private bath rooms.
State 3 examples of 3 Harappan cities in Pakistan?
Mehrgarh, Mohenjodaro and Harappa were all ancient Harappan cities in Pakistan.
What two cities were most important to Harappan Society?
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa. Harappa gave its name to this Indus Valley culture...hence the Harappan civilization
How did the environment influence the occupations of people in ancient India?
Ancient India depended on their water surroundings because they had to drink water from the water wells/waterholes.
Why did the harappan civilization developed in northern India instead of in the deccan?
The reason is because Northern India had much fertile soil which was ideal for growing crops and raising animals
How did India's geography and climate affect the people of Mohenjo-Daro?
the climate affected the people of mohenjo-daro from india by indians saying you figure it out your self you guys are smart
What is the meaning of Mohenjo-Daro?
The name Mohenjo-Daro means "Mound of the Dead."
mohenjo-daro means mound of the dead
Did the people of ancient India use indoor plumbing?
i would have to say yes because they had a sewage system that went into the Ganges
What was the god workshiped by the harappan people?
They worshipped the mother Goddess in the form of "Shakti". The god is surrounded by a number of animals such as elephant, tiger, buffalo, rhinoceros and deer.
he was the friend of prithviraj chauhan and helped him to defeat mohammad ghori
How do you get to mohenjo-daro?
Go up the indus river valley and Mohenjo-Daro is of the border of land
