Indus Valley Civilisation Worksheet
*For you to reflect...
-What was necessary to ensure that such advancement was possible?
Ans:People of the olden past did not have modern facilities like we do today,thus they were not very advanced at that time.Advancements had to be made to make their lives more convinient.
-How was the civilisation able to survive for almost 1000 years?What was necessary for this to happen?
Ans:A good and efficient government was needed so that the city would be well-planned.In the olden days,many countries fought over land and that's how wars started.To be able to defeat many countries and still survive for a long time,the city's defense must also be quite good.The army at Mohenjo-daro must have been good and they even had a citadel to protect the villagers from the enemy.
Occupation
1.Farmers-to grow crops for the people
2.Merchants-the civilisation depended significantly on trade
3.Soldiers-the civilisation's defense and military was good
Writings
Has there been any evidence of artefacts found which would indicate that the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation had a system of communication?
Ans:Archaeologists have found thousands of stone seals with writings on them.The writings show that the Indus people had a writing system.The stone seals were probably used as a form of personal identification.Unfortunately,til today,nobody can read the Indus writing .
What happened c.1500 BCE?
Around 1500 BCE ,the Indus Valley Civilisation rapidly declined.Archaeological evidence,such as signs of constant rebuilding of walls and foundations of houses,suggests that follods could have caused the decline of the Indus Valley Civilisation.These floods would have also destroyed the irrigation systems that the people depended on for their farming.The decline was speeded up by the invasion of the people called the Aryans.