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Class 6 Social Science The Beginings of Indian Civilisation — clear notes that show how farming villages grew into Harappan towns and what students get for revision. Main sub-topics: Neolithic villages, Harappan urban planning (grid streets, baked bricks, drainage), major sites (Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Dholavira), craft and trade, Indus seals and script, archaeological sources and dating, reasons for decline and map reading. Ideal for Class 6 revision, classroom study and preparing for school chapter tests; use Merit Spring ROH chapter notes plus site-wide chapter tests and mock tests for MCQ and important questions practice and exam tips.

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Class 6 Social Science The Beginings of Indian Civilisation notes
Planned towns: grid streets, distinct citadel and lower town, public wells
Standardized baked bricks and covered drainage channels
Major Harappan sites: Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Dholavira
Economy: agriculture, animal husbandry, bead-making, metallurgy, long-distance trade
Primary sources: pottery, seals, tools, animal bones, house ruins and burials
Indus script undeciphered; seals likely used for trade/administration
Possible decline causes: river shifts, environmental change, economic disruption

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Find chapter notes on the Merit Spring ROH page titled "The Beginings of Indian Civilisation." For extra practice, use the site-wide chapter tests and mock tests; check the site navigation for question-answer and important questions links.

What are the main urban features of Harappan towns?

Major features are grid-planned streets, a raised citadel and a lower town, uniformly fired bricks, covered drainage channels, public wells and workshop areas; these show municipal planning and organised craft production.

Why is the Indus script still undeciphered?

The Indus inscriptions are very short, there is no bilingual inscription (Rosetta-type) and the underlying language is unknown, so scholars lack sufficient context and long texts needed for reliable decipherment.

How do archaeologists date Harappan sites?

Archaeologists combine stratigraphy with radiocarbon dating of organic remains, thermoluminescence dating for pottery and cross-dating by comparing artefact styles to build relative and absolute chronologies.

How to answer map- and source-based questions for this chapter?

First point out key features on the site map (citadel, lower town, drains); then cite specific archaeological evidence (seals, pottery, house ruins) in short, linked sentences to support your answer and score marks.

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