Brief Notes on Ancient History for SSC CGL,CHSL,RAIL,UPSC,PSC & many more

Short Notes On Ancient History ( Indus Valley Civilization) for Upcoming exams Like SSC CGL,CHSL,SSC GD,RAIL,UPSC,PSC & Many more State or Central exams


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Today a short notes on Indian History (Ancient) has been given for the upcoming exams like SSC CGL,CHSL,RRB and other central or state exams.Follow our notes and quiz on regular basis that will help you to enrich your Gk stock.The topic of the day is Indus Valley Civilization.so let's start-

      Ancient India

Indus Valley Civilization :

● Dayaram Sahni first discovered Harappa in 1921
● RD Bannerjee discovered Mohenjodaro in 1922.

Geographical Extent :

● Covered parts of Punjab,Sindh,Baluchistan,Gujrat,Rajasthan and some parts of Western UP
● Major sites in Pakistan are Harappa (on Ravi in W.Punjab),Mohenjodaro(on Indus),Chanhu-Daro(Sindh) etc .In India major sites are Lothal,Rangpur and Surkotda(Gujrat),Kalibangan(Rajasthan),Banwali(Hissar) and Alamgirpur(Western UP)

Town Planning :

● Elaborate town-planning.It follows the grid system.Roads well cut,dividing the town into large rectangular blocks.
● Used burnt bricks of good quality
● Good dranage system
● In Mohenjodaro,a big public bath(Great Bath) measuring 12 m by 7 m and 2.4 m deep, has been found.


Agriculture :

● Grew wheat,barley,rai,peas,sesamum,mustard,rice(in Lothal),Cotton(first to produce cotton),dates,melon,etc.
● used wooden ploughs

Art and Craft :

● The harappan culture belongs to the Bronze age.
● Potter's wheel was in use.
● Bronze image of the famous dancing girl ( Identified as Devadasi ) has been found at Mohenjodaro.

Economic Life :


● Barter system was there.16 was the unit of measurement.
● Harappan seals ( made of steatite,had design on one side ) and other material has been found at Mesopotamia.

Religious Life :

● Main object of worship was the Mother Goddess
● Phallus ( lingum ) and yoni worship was also prevalent.
● Many trees ( pipal ) , animals ( bull ) , birds ( dove,pigeon ) and stones were worshipped.

Script :

● The script is pictographic,not deciphered.

Important Pre-historic Excavations :

● From Mohenjodaro : Great Grainery, Pashupati Shiva seal, Bronze statue of dancing girl.
● From Harappa : Graveyard.
● From Lothal : Rice evidence,dockyard,fine altars.
● From Surkotda : Horse seal.

End/Decay :

● Invasion of the Aryans, recurrent floods,social breakup of Harappans,earthquakes,major ecological changes etc. are listed as possible causes.

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