Indus Valley Civilisation & Vedic Period Quiz — 7 Free Questions

Question 1

Which culture followed the Indus cities in the Sindh region?

Question 2

In which present-day country is the city of Harappa actually located?

Question 3

Which explorer first visited Harappa in 1853, long before it was properly dug up?

Question 4

What economic shift happened during the Later Vedic Period?

Question 5

Who led the main excavation of Lothal, from 1955 to 1962?

Question 6

What happened to Bali, the tribute given to the Rajan, in the Later Vedic Period?

Question 7

Which site marks the northernmost point of the Indus Valley Civilisation?

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About Indus Valley Civilisation & Vedic Period

Long before written history properly begins in India, two very different worlds shaped the land. The first was the Indus Valley Civilisation, one of the world's earliest urban civilisations, spread across a vast area of the north-west. Its planned cities, standard weights, and still-undeciphered script reveal a society that valued order and trade above almost everything else.

This quiz covers the Indus Valley story from its very beginning. It looks at how the civilisation was actually discovered, first at Harappa and then at Mohenjo-daro, in the early 1920s. It covers the three broad phases historians use to describe its rise and fall, the Early, Mature, and Late Harappan phases, and the huge area the civilisation actually covered, from Manda in the north to Daimabad in the south.

It also explores the civilisation's famous cities in real depth. Mohenjo-daro's Great Bath and granary, Lothal's dockyard, Dholavira's water reservoirs, and Kalibangan's ploughed field each get their own detailed coverage. So do the civilisation's seals, its bronze and stone sculptures, its trade with Mesopotamia, and the leading theories for why it eventually declined.

The second world this quiz covers is the Vedic Period that followed. The Early, or Rigvedic, Period covers the tribal society of the Sapta Sindhu region, its assemblies like the Sabha and Samiti, and its chief gods, Indra, Agni, and Varuna. The Later Vedic Period covers the shift toward settled kingdoms in the Gangetic plains, the use of iron, the solidifying varna system, and the great royal sacrifices like the Rajasuya and Ashvamedha, right up to the point where the Vedic age itself gradually gives way to the sixteen Mahajanapadas.

Together, these two civilisations laid much of the foundation for everything that followed in Indian history.