INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
We have read that the writing in the Indus valley Civilization was Boustrophedon. This means that__________________?
A
It was written left to right
B
It was written right to left
C
It was written left to right and right to left in alternate lines
D
It was written up to down
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The script was boustrophedon, which is written from right to left on one line and then from left to right in the next line.

Detailed explanation-2: -Notes: In the Indus Valley Civilization, the style of script is Boustrophedon i.e. Written from right to left in first line and from left to right in second line.

Detailed explanation-3: -The script of the Indus Valley civilization consisted of several hundred symbols. Some were pictographic in appearance, while others were more abstract. Due to the large number of symbols, scholars argue that this written language was logo-syllabic: symbols represented full words or syllables as well.

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