WORLD HISTORY

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ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which city means “place or hill of the dead”?
A
Harappa
B
Memphis
C
Babylon
D
Mohenjo-Daro
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mohenjo-daro, meaning ‘Mound of the Dead Men’ is an archaeological site and ancient city complex located west of the Indus River in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-2: -: a mound erected over the dead. especially : one constructed by the Indian Mound Builders of North America.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mohenjo Daro, or “Mound of the Dead” is an ancient Indus Valley Civilization city that flourished between 2600 and 1900 BCE.

Detailed explanation-4: -S.R. Rao in Lothal (p. 18) wrote: “The word ‘Lothal’ in Gujarati formed by combining the words Loth and thal (sthal) means ‘the mound of the dead’. The word ‘Mohenjodaro’ in Sindhi also conveys the same meaning.” Language.

Detailed explanation-5: -The meaning of Lothal (a combination of Loth and (s) thal) in Gujarati is “the mound of the dead". This is not unusual, as the name of the city of Mohenjo-daro in Sindhi translates to the same. People in villages neighbouring to Lothal had known of the presence of an ancient town and human remains.

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