1. How do archaeologists know that cloth was used in the Harappan
civilisation?
Answer
Archaeologists knew that cloth was used in the Harappan civilisation because
actual pieces of cloth were found attached to the lid of a silver vase and some
copper objects at Mohenjodaro. They have also found spindle whorls, made of
terracotta and faience which were used to spin thread.
2. Match the columns
Copper Gujarat
Gold Afghanistan
Tin Rajasthan
Precious stones Karnataka
Answer
Copper Rajasthan
Gold Karnataka
Tin Afghanistan
Precious stones Gujarat
3. Why were metals, writing, the wheel, and the plough important for the
Harappans?
Answer
Things and its importance:
• Metals - For making tools, weapons, ornaments and vessels
• Writing - For maintaining records.
• Wheels - Used as means of transport.
• Ploughing - For tilling the land so that farming could be done.
4. Make a list of all the terracotta toys shown in the lesson. Which do you
think children would have enjoyed playing with the most?
Answer
List of teracotta toys shown in the lesson:
• Animal figures
• Wheeled vehicles
• Toy plough
Children would have enjoyed playing with the wheeled vehicles most.
5. Make a list of what the Harappans ate, and put a tick mark against the
things you eat today.
Answer
They Harappans ate rice, wheat, barley, pulses, mustard, peas, linseed etc.
These things we eat even today.
6. Do you think that the life of farmers and herders who supplied food to the
Harappan cities was different from that of the farmers and herders you read
about in Chapter 3? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer
The life of of farmers and herders who supplied food to the Harappan cities was
different from that of the farmers and herders in Chapter 3. In Harappa, farmers
and herders did agriculture and domestication of animals in a more organised
way. They sold their surplus to meet other deands such as clothes etc. while the
farmers and herders in Chapter 3 only produce for their own use.