Table of Contents
- 1 Who suggested destruction of Indus Valley civilization?
- 2 Who were the people who knew how do you write in the Indus Valley civilization?
- 3 What made the scholars believe that the bearded man was a Yogi?
- 4 Who suggested that the destruction of the Indus Valley civilization was due to change in the course of river Ghaggar?
- 5 Is Harappan script pictographic?
- 6 Who found Harappan civilization?
- 7 Who wounded the bearded man in the story three question?
- 8 Who was the bearded man in the Indus Valley Civilization?
- 9 What is Harappa and Mohenjo-daro?
- 10 Who is the bearded man depicted as a figurine?
Who suggested destruction of Indus Valley civilization?
1800-1500 BC) The Indus Valley Civilization may have met its demise due to invasion. According to one theory by British archaeologist Mortimer Wheeler, a nomadic, Indo-European tribe, called the Aryans, suddenly overwhelmed and conquered the Indus River Valley.
Who were the people who knew how do you write in the Indus Valley civilization?
Answer: Historians have found many seals. These seals have written scripts on them. This shows that people of Harappa knew how to write. What were the possible reasons for the decline of the Harappan cities?
Who searched Indus Valley civilization?
Several years later, Hiranand Sastri, who had been assigned by Marshall to survey Harappa, reported it to be of non-Buddhist origin, and by implication more ancient. Expropriating Harappa for the ASI under the Act, Marshall directed ASI archaeologist Daya Ram Sahni to excavate the site’s two mounds.
What made the scholars believe that the bearded man was a Yogi?
The stone sculpture of the bearded man was discovered at the ruins of Mohenjo-Daro. Peculiarly, the statue’s eyes are half closed and it has, what appears to be a shawl, draped over its left shoulder. Therefore, some scholars consider it to be the statue of a yogi.
Who suggested that the destruction of the Indus Valley civilization was due to change in the course of river Ghaggar?
GF Hales
Why Indus Valley Civilization Declined?
| Thinkers | Opinion |
|---|---|
| Marshal, SR Rao, Maickey | Flood |
| GF Hales | The destruction due to change in the course of river Ghaggar. |
| Wheeler | In his Ancient India mentioned that the climatic, economic and political civilisation and argued that the decline was actually due to large-scale destruction. |
Why is Harappan script still undeciphered?
So far, the Indus writing system could not be translated because the texts are too short, we have no bilingual inscription and we do not which language or languages were transcribed. Moreover, it is possible that it worked differently from any other writing system of the same general period.
Is Harappan script pictographic?
The Indus (or Harappan) people used a pictographic script. The Indus script is an unknown writing system, and the inscriptions discovered are very short, comprising no more than five signs on the average.
Who found Harappan civilization?
Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni
The first extensive excavations at Harappa were started by Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni in 1920. His work and contemporaneous excavations at Mohenjo-daro first brought to the world’s attention the existence of the forgotten Indus Valley civilization as the earliest urban culture in the Indian subcontinent.
What is the bearded man made of?
Steatite
Explanation: The bust of bearded man was found in Mohenjo-Daro and its figure made of Steatite.
Who wounded the bearded man in the story three question?
Answer: The king’s bodyguard wounded the bearded man…….
Who was the bearded man in the Indus Valley Civilization?
The bearded man of IVC (short for Indus Valley civilization) could have been the priest as well as the king of that town. There is no evidence for kings and war at the excavation sites. Most probably IVC was prior to the development of kingship.
What was the social life of the people of Indus Valley Civilization?
The social and economic life of the people of Indus Valley Civilization (Harappan Civilization) was systematic and organised. In this article we will discuss about the food, social Dress, ornaments, house hold articles, amusements, trade, social class and structure, religion and funerary customs of the people of Indus Valley Civilization.
What is Harappa and Mohenjo-daro?
Harappa One of the centers of the Indus Valley Civilization; rediscovered in 1921 Mohenjo-daro One of the centers of the Indus Valley Civilization; home to merchants and craftsmen Granary A place to store grain Communal Shared or used in common by a group or members of a community Mohenjo-daro is known for having one of the first
Who is the bearded man depicted as a figurine?
It is not exactly known who the bearded man depicted as a figurine is. There are only speculations about to whom it may belong to.