What evidences have been put forward to explain the collapse of the Harappan Civilization ?
Evidences to explain the collapse of the Harappa civilization
(i) After 1900 BCE there were disappearance of the distinctive
(ii) Writing, long distance trade and craft specialization also disappeared.
(iii) House construction techniques deteriorated.
(iv) Large public structure were no longer produced.
(v) Artefacts and settlements indicated a rural life called as Late Harappan and Successive Culture.
(vi) Disappearance of the seals, the script, distinctive beads and pottery.
(vii) There was the shift from a standardized weight system to the use of the local weights.
(viii) There were decline and abandonment of cities.
(ix) Abandonment of Cholistan.
(x) Shift/ expansion of population into new settlements into Gujarat, Haryana , western UP.
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The burials in Harappan sites reveal the economic and social differences amongst the people living within a particular culture. Give two evidences in support of your answer.
Why were many Zamindaris auctioned after the Permanent Settlement in Bengal ? Give two reasons.
On the given outline political map of India locate and label the following with appropriate symbols:
(a) Ajmer, a territory under Mughals.
(b) Gwalior, a centre of the Revolt of 1857.
On the same map three places related to the mature Harappan sites has been marked as A, B, C. Identify them and write their names correctly on the lines drawn near them.
Examine the circumstances that led to the passing of ‘Limitation Laws’ by the British in 1859.
“The nobility was recruited consciously by the Mughal rulers from diverse ethnic and religious groups.” Justify.
‘Kabir was and is to the present a source of inspiration for those who questioned entrenched social institutions and ideas in their search for divine.’ Explain.
