Table of Contents
- 1 What type of writing was used in the Indus Valley?
- 2 What kind of similarities and difference do you find between present day terracotta and Indus Valley Terracotta?
- 3 What are the similarities between the Harappan and Mohenjo Daro civilizations?
- 4 How has the town planning of the Indus Valley Civilization influenced modern cities give examples?
What type of writing was used in the Indus Valley?
The Indus script
The Indus script (also known as the Harappan script) is a corpus of symbols produced by the Indus Valley Civilization.
What values can modern world learn from Indus Valley civilization?
Harappan civilization forms an important landmark in the prehistory of the Indian subcontinent. The civilization offers an excellent example to the modern world in various ways. Their expertise in town planning, water management and harvesting systems as well as drainage mechanism is unparalleled.
What are the similarities between Harappan and the modern day architecture?
Similarities between harappa and modern town planning are as under; (i) Brick houses are used for shelter. (ii) Use of the godown system. (iii) The similar sewage system.
What kind of similarities and difference do you find between present day terracotta and Indus Valley Terracotta?
Terracotta is usually made from a fairly coarse, porous type of clay. This is first shaped then fired until hard. In the Indus Valley, it was left to harden in the hot sun; later, it was baked in primitive ovens created in the ashes of open fires. Ultimately, it was fired in special ovens, known as kilns.
What is unique about the writing system of the Indus Valley civilization?
The Indus Script is the writing system developed by the Indus Valley Civilization and it is the earliest form of writing known in the Indian subcontinent. Based on the fact that only one sign is displayed on the pottery surface, these examples represent a premature stage in the development of the Indus Script.
Are there any similarities or differences between the Harappan society and present day society?
The harappan society is believed to be developed 4700 years ago. Its recognized as one of the well civilized cities of that time. Now also, it can be compared better than today’s generation. It had a well developed sanitary system as compared to the present cities.
What are the similarities between the Harappan and Mohenjo Daro civilizations?
Following are the common elements between Mohenjo-daro and Harappa: Both cities were built on river banks. While Mohenjo-Daro was built on the right bank of the Indus River, Harappa was built on the left bank of the river Ravi. In terms of their circuit, both measure about 5 km.
What are the similarities between the Harappan and Mohenjo-daro civilizations?
What did the Indus Valley Civilization have in common with Tamils?
Excavations and made from sites in Tamil Nadu over the past two years studies of the Indus Valley script and the Tamil-Brahmi script – the precursor of contemporary Tamil – suggest that there may have there might have been an urban, Bronze age civilisation in India’s southern region.
How has the town planning of the Indus Valley Civilization influenced modern cities give examples?
Indus Valley was the first civilization in the world to develop precise measurement and weighing system and equipment. The people of the Indus civilization achieved great accuracy in measuring length, mass, and time. This helped them in organizing and standardizing their construction in cities.