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प्रश्न
What do you know about the religious beliefs and practices of the Harappans?
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उत्तर
The people of the Indus Valley believed in religion. They worshiped ‘Mother Goddess’. She was the female deity. No temples have been found. But many smoke-stained clay figures of the Mother Goddess have been found. The pipal tree was probably regarded as sacred and also worshiped people who wore amulets as lucky charms to ward off evil spirits. People also believed in life after death. They buried the dead together with items of daily use. Sometimes the cremated the dead and kept the ashes or bones in an urn along with that items.
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Explanation of keyword:
Granaries
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The Chinese invented the seismograph which recorded earthquake.
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Text Book Keyword
Cuneiform
Text Book Keyword
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| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Ziggurats | (a) one of the seven wonders of the ancient world |
| 2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon | (b) temple-tower |
| 3. Cuneiform | (c) sharp reed pen |
| 4. Stylus | (d) code of law |
| 5. Hammurabi | (e) Mesopotamian script |
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Text Book Keyword
Ra
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