CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It is clay like earthenware
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The terracotta representations of human form crude in the Indus valley
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All of the above
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -2. Which of the following statement is correct about terracotta? B. It is a type of earthenware, is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic, where the fired body is porous.
Detailed explanation-2: -Terracotta. The Indus Valley people made terracotta images also but compared to the stone and bronze statues the terracotta representations of human form are crude in the Indus Valley. They are more realistic in Gujarat sites and Kalibangan.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Banawali. The plough of terracotta was found in the Harappan site of Banawali.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Correct Answer is Option 1. Harappan culture planned its towns with their chessboard system, streets, drainage pipes, and chess pits. Rectangular houses with brick-line bathrooms and wells together with their stairways are found in all Harappan sites.
Detailed explanation-5: -Terracotta art was also practised by the people living in the Indus Valley. One of the significant terracotta sculptures of Harappan civilization is the figure of the Mother Goddess discovered in Mohenjo-Daro. The figure consists of beautiful features of the body and a punched nose.