Moen-Jo-Daro Question and Answers

MOEN JO DARO - Question Answers

English 9th Chapter "MOEN JO DARO" Question Answers

Q.1 : What does Moen-jo-Daro mean? Where is Moen-jo-Daro situated and what is the cause of its fame?

Ans : Moen-jo-Daro, means the mound of the dead i4oen-jo-Daro is situated at a distance of 27 km from Larkana on the right bank of the river indus. The cause of its fame is that it has exposed the ruins of one of the oldest civilizations in the world.

Q.2 : Who was Sir John Marshall? What did he say when the villagers brought the pieces of old pots and bricks to him?

Ans : Sir John Marshall was an English civil servant who looked after historical remains. He said to them, “Perhaps there was once a town or a city which lies under these mounds of clay and sand. Let us dig here maybe we shall uncover the remains of an old city.

Q.3 : What do you know about the houses and streets of Moen-jo-Daro?

Ans : Each house was made of large baked bricks and had a bathroom and a servant quarter close by. The streets were straight and were made of baked bricks. Covered drains ran beside the streets.

Q.4 : How do we know that Moen-Jo-Daro had a fertile land and its people were great traders?

Ans : Presence of granaries shows that Wheat, rice and cotton grew there, it shows that it had a fertile land. The river Indus was so near and the sea was within easy reach. It shows that its people were great traders.

Q.5 : What do you know about the craftsmen?

Ans : The craftsmen were skilled. They worked in gold, silver and ivory. Clay dolls and carts and other toys were made for the children to play with.

Q.6 : What kind of dress did they wear?

Ans : The seals of many kinds found from there give us the idea about their dresses. The ruling class the priests and the elderly wore long, loose dresses.

Q.7 : What objects are kept in the museum of Moen-jo-Daro?

Ans : The objects kept in the museum are seals Jewellery, toys, weapons painted pottery, a metal statue of a dancing girl, metal tools and the head of a bull (which is the best find of Moen-jo-Daro and was used as a seal).

Q.8 : How was the probable age of Moen-jo-Daro found out?

Ans : The metal objects found from the ruins helped us to find out the probable age of Moen-jo-Daro. The probable age of this city is about 4,500 years.

Q.9 : What probably happened to the people of Moen-jo-Daro?

Ans : We do not know exactly what happened to them. Either they were raided from the north or some great earthquake destroyed them.

Q.10 : What type of life did the people of Moen-jo-Daro live? How can we know more about them?

Ans : They lived a happy life. They were quite rich and travelled from place to place on business or on pleasure. If the language experts are able to decipher the words written on the seals and pottery, we can know more about them.

Q.11 : What do you know about the city of Moen-jo-Daro?

Ans : The city was well-planned and clean. The rain water did not remain on the streets. Even the streets were made of baked bricks. Carts and other forms of transport could come right to the centre of the town.

Q.12 : Where was grain stored? Where was the shopping centre?

Ans : There was a great hall where grain was stored. There was a wide road in the middle of which was the shopping centre. There were shops on both sides of the road.