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The Indus Valley Civilization primarily existed during which period?
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Carbon-14 dating places the mature phase of the Indus Valley Civilization roughly between 2500 BC and 1750 BC.
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Who discovered the site of Mohenjo-Daro?
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Rakhaldas (R.D.) Banerji discovered Mohenjo-Daro in 1922, a year after the discovery of Harappa.
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Which site is the only Indus city without a citadel?
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Chanhudaro is unique among major Indus sites because it lacks a fortified citadel, which typically separated the upper and lower towns.
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The script of the Indus Valley Civilization is:
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The Indus script is pictographic (using symbols for words/ideas) and remains undeciphered to this day.
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Which Indus city was known for its unique water harvesting system?
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Dholavira is famous for its sophisticated water conservation system of channels and reservoirs, built of stone.
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The Indus Valley Civilization traded primarily with which other ancient civilization?
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Extensive trade links existed between the Indus Valley and Mesopotamia, where the Indus region was referred to as 'Meluha'.
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Which crop was the Indus Valley Civilization the first to produce in the world?
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The Indus Valley people are credited with being the earliest known civilization to cultivate and use cotton for textiles.
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At which site were evidence of ploughed fields found?
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Evidence of the earliest ploughed agricultural field was found at Kalibangan in Rajasthan.
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The famous bronze statue of the 'Dancing Girl' was found in:
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The 'Dancing Girl', a prehistoric bronze sculpture, was discovered in Mohenjo-Daro in 1926.
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Which animal is most frequently depicted on Indus Valley seals?
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The 'Unicorn' (a mythical one-horned creature) is the most common animal motif found on Indus Valley seals.
