Sculpture, Architecture and the Town Planning of Ancient Cities

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What is the difference between Harappan and Mesopotamian civilization?

Q.

Where is Chirand located in India map?

Q. What is the word used for architecture in Sanskrit language?

1. Ruins
2. Temple
3. Carving
4. Vastu

Q. Town planning has been a part of ancient Indian history. Which of the following cities are examples of town planning?

1. Harappa
2. Lothal
3. Dholavira
4. Calcutta

Q. There are evidences of town planning in many ancient Indian cities such as Harappa, Lothal, and Dholavira.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following is considered to have one of the best town-plannings among the ancient cities?

1. Egypt
2. Mesopotamia
3. Mohenjo-daro
4. Babylon

Q. Who was the incharge of Harappan excavations held in the year 1921?

1. Sir John Marshal
2. Lord William Bentinck
3. Sir Mount Batten
4. Colonel Simon

Q. Archaeologists believe that the citadel housed common people.

1. True
2. False

Q. The Harappan Civilisation is also called as Indus Valley Civilisation. Why do you think it was called so?

1. It was known as Indus Valley Civilisation as the people discovered the river Indus.
2. It was known as Indus Valley Civilisation as the river Indus was the only river flowing in the ancient period.
3. It was known as Indus Valley Civilisation as the people belonged to river Indus.
4. It was known as the Indus Valley Civilisation as the cities flourished near the Indus River.

Q. The art of constructing houses, buildings, and towns is referred to as ______.

1. Architect
2. Architecture
3. Interior decorator
4. Construction engineer

Q. I belong to a smaller section of the city. I am raised above the ground for about 12 metres high and have massive walls surrounding me. Who am I?

1. Citadel
2. Lower town
3. Higher town
4. Palace

Q. During the Harappan civilisation, the rulers and the common people had different types of housing structures. Choose whether the following statements are correct regarding the settlements given below.

S1- The rulers lived on higher sections of the ground with high walls, known as the citadel.

S2: The common people lived below the citadel, known as Common palace.

1. S1: True; S2: True
2. S1: False; S2: False
3. S1: True; S2: False
4. S1: False; S2: True

Q. Identify the places of remains of ancient Harappa civilisation.

1. Kalibangan
2. Ajmer
3. Lothal
4. Alamgirpur
5. Dholka
6. Ropar
7. Jaisalmer
8. Dholavira
9. Kuntasi
10. Rangpur

Q. Analyse any two features of harappa culture characterise it as first urban culture in india.

Q. Differentiate between ancient cities and modern cities

Q. The smaller section of the city which was raised above the ground for about 12 meters high were called.

1. Highland
2. Citadel
3. Lower town

Q. Sarman and Maham belong to Lothal town. Sarman is a farmer whereas Maham was a priest. To which section of the city does Sarman belong to?

1. Lower town
2. Higher town
3. Citadel
4. Palace

Q. Which of the following statements is true in terms of Harappan town planning?

1. The whole city in Harappan civilisation used to be built on the same elevation.
2. The cities were divided into two parts with one part having slightly higher elevation than the other.
3. The Drainage system was not well-developed.
4. Discrimination existed in terms of water availability between the rich and the poor.

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What are the characteristic features of ancient cities?