Question
Download Solution PDFIn which of the following cities of the Indus valley civilization has a dockyard been found?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Lothal.
Key Points
- In Lothal Dockyard was found.
- List of Important sites with their features:
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Additional Information
- The Indus Valley Civilization was spread from present-day North-East Afghanistan to Pakistan and North-West India.
- The civilization flourished in the river basins of the Ghaggar-Hakra river and the Indus.
- Indus valley civilization is one of the four oldest civilizations in the world.
- It is also known as Harappan Civilization and is well-known for its organized planning based on the grid system.
Important facts to be remembered.
- Social features:-
- Indus valley civilization is the first urbanization in India.
- It has a well-planned drainage system, grid pattern, and town planning.
- They have possessed equality in society.
- Religious Facts:-
- Matridevi or Shakti is the Mother goddess.
- Yoni worship and Nature worship existed.
- They worshipped trees like Peepal.
- They also worshipped Fire worship called Havan Kund.
- Pashupati Mahadeva is known as the lord of Animals.
- The people of Indus Valley Civilization worshipped Animal worship like Unicorn and ox.
- Economic facts:-
- Indus valley civilization is based on agriculture.
- Trade and commerce flourished in this period.
- A dockyard has been found at Lothal.
- There were export and import.
- Production of cotton was there.
- At Lothal, weights and measures of truth existed in Harappan culture was seen.
- The weights and were usually cubical in shape. and were made of limestone, steatite, etc
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