Name: The Harappan Civilization - 2
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 5 min 32 s
Description: Discovering Mohenjodaro: The Marvel of Ancient Urban Planning

Question

Map A Map B

Are there any similarities or differences in the distribution of settlement shown in the Map A & B ?

Accepted Answer

There are some similarities and differences in the distribution of settlements shown in both the maps.

Differences:

Map A, represents the settlements of mature Harappan sites. The settlements are stretched over a wider area from Afghanistan to some places of India. In this stage urban based civilisation emerged which was not confined only in the valley of the Indus.

Map B represents the early Harappan Sites. Though number of sites are greater than mature Harappan stage, but they all were concentrated in the Indus River or any of its tributaries. It was a rural civilisation, which gradually transformed into mature Harappan Civilisation.

Similarities:

(i) From the maps it is clear that Many mature Harappan Sites developed mainly in those places where Early Harappan Culture emerged.

ii) Their subsistence cultures were same which included different types of plants, animal products, fish and grains like barley, lentil etc.

iii) There were similarities in the pattern of agriculture and irrigation even the types of equipments used for agriculture.

iv) The availability of different types of animal bones from different sites indicates that in both early and mature Harappan stages, domestication of animals was an important occupation.

Map A Map B

Are there any similarities or differences in the distribution of settlement shown in the Map A & B ?

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Map A Map B Are there any similarities or differences in the distribution of settlement shown in the Map A & B ?

Important Questions on Bricks, Beads and Bones the Harappan Civilisation

Learn and Prepare for any exam you want !

Map A Map B

Are there any similarities or differences in the distribution of settlement shown in the Map A & B ?