ENGLISH:
Moen-Jo-Daro
Question
and Answers Q.1 What
does Moen-Jo-Daro means? Where is it situated?
Ans. Moen-Jo-Daro means "Mound of
the Dead". It is situated at a distance of 27km from Larkana
on the
right bank of river Indus.
Q.2 Who was Sir John Marshall?
Ans. Sir John Marshall was an English
civil servant, whose work was to look after historical remains,
like
ancient building and other old things such as these pieces of pots
and bricks. He was very interested
in history and was anxious to find out about these remains.
Q.3 What did Sir John Marshall
remark, when pieces of old pots and bricks were brought to him?
Ans. Sir John Marshall was an English
civil servant who was interested in old historical remains. So whensome
villagers brought pieces of old pots and bricks he at once know
that they were pieces of historical
remains.
He remarked
that perhaps these was an ancient city lying under the mound of
day and sand. He directed
the villagers to dig there in the hope that they would uncover the
remains of an ancient city.
Q.4 What was the occupations
of the people of Moen-Jo-Daro?
Ans. The people of Moen-Jo-Daro
were traders. They traded with other cities and traveled from place
to place
on business.
They
were skilled craft men who worked with gold and silver.
They
were farmers who grew wheat, rice and cotton and they also kept
cattle.
Q.5 How was the city of Moen-Jo-Daro
planned?
Ans. The city of Moen-Jo-Daro
was a well planned and cleaned city. Each house was made of large
baked
bricks and a bathroom and servant-quarters close by covered drains
beside the streets. The streets
were made of baked bricks.
There
was a great hall where grain were stored. There is a wide road in
the middle of which was the
shopping centre with shops on both sides.
Q.6 Name any four objects on
exhibition in the Moen-Jo-Daro Museum? or Name any four findings
of Moen-Jo-Daro?
Ans. The objects found in Moen-Jo-Daro
are:
1. A
metal statue of a dancing girl.
2.
Seals, Gold, Silver and Ivory Jewelery.
3. Painted
Pottery
4. Metal
tools and weapons.
5. The
head of a bull.
Q.7 How old is the civilization
of Moen-Jo-Daro?
Ans. The civilization of Moen-Jo-Daro
is 4500 years old.
Q.8 How did this civilization
come to an end?
Ans. No body knows exactly how this
ancient civilization came to an end. Either they were from the north
or some great earthquake destroyed them.
Q.9 How do we know Moen-Jo-Daro's
probable age? What can help us to know more about civilization?
Ans. We know Moen-Jo-Daro's probable ge from
the metal objects found from the execution. We can learn
more about this civilization if the language experts are able to
determine the meanings of the words
written on the seals and the pottery.
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