English IX - Chapter No. 4 - Questions / Answers

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Moen-Jo-Daro

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Q.1: What does Moen-Jo-Daro means? Where is it situated and what is the cause of its fame? When it was discovered?  (KHI Board - Science group 2010, General group 2007, 2008, 2011)
Ans. Moen-Jo-Daro means “Mound of the Dead”. It is situated at a distance of 27 km from Larkana on the right bank of river Indus. It is famous for ruins of one of the oldest civilizations of the world. It was discovered in 1922.

Q.2 :Who was Sir John Marshall?  (KHI Board - General group 2006, 2010)
Ans. Sir John Marshall was an English civil servant, whose work was to look after historical remains, like ancient building and other old things.  He was very interested in history and was anxious to find out about historical remains.

Q.3: What did Sir John Marshall say, when the villagers brought pieces of old pots and bricks to him? What work did he do? (KHI Board - General group 2006, 2010)
Ans. When some villagers brought pieces of old pots and bricks he at once knew that they were pieces of very old pots. He said to them, "Perhaps these was once a town or city which lies under the mound of clay and sand." He directed the villagers to dig there with the hope that they would uncover the remains of an old city. He discovered the old city of Moen - Jo -Daro.

Q.4: What was the occupations of the people of Moen-Jo-Daro?

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How do we know that Moen- Jo- Daro  had a fertile land and its people were great traders?
Ans:  The people of Moen-Jo-Daro must have been great traders, as the river Indus was so near and the sea within easy reach so that they could  trade with other cities. Presence of granaries shows that they were farmers who grew wheat, rice and cotton and they also kept cattle. They were also skilled craft men who worked with gold and silver.

Q.5 How was the city of Moen-Jo-Daro planned?

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 What do you know about the city of Moen- jo- Daro? (KHI Board - Science group 2011)
Ans. The city of Moen-Jo-Daro was a well planned and cleaned city. Each house was made of large baked bricks and had a bathroom and servant-quarters close by. The rain water did not remain on the street. Covered drains run beside the streets. The streets were made of baked bricks. There was a great hall where grain were stored. There was a wide road in the middle of which was the shopping center with shops on both sides.

Q.6 Name any four objects  found on exhibition in the Moen-Jo-Daro Museum?

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 Name any four findings of Moen-Jo-Daro?

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What objects are on museum from the ruins of Moen - Jo - Daro? (KHI Board - Science group 2007, 2012, 2015)

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What different objects were discovered from the ruins of Moen- Jo- Daro?   (KHI Board - Science group 2013)
Ans. The objects found in the Museum of Moen-Jo-Daro were:
1. Seals,  jewellery, toys, weapons and painted pottery.
2. The best find of the Moen-jo-daro is the head of a bull, which was used as a seal.
3. A metal statue of a dancing girl.
4. Metal tools are also there.


Q.7 How old is the civilization of Moen-Jo-Daro?

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How was the probable age of Moen- jo- Daro? How did the people of this city live?  (KHI Board - Science group 2014)
Ans. The metal objects found from the ruins helped us to find the probable age of Moen- Jo-Daro. The civilization of Moen-Jo-Daro is  about 4500 years old. They lived a happy life. They were quite rich and traveled from place to place on business or on pleasure. They were also skilled crafts men.

Q.8: How did this civilization come to an end?

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What probable happened to the people of Moen-Jo -Daro?
Ans. No body knows exactly how this ancient civilization came to an end. Either they were raided from the north or some great earthquake destroyed them.

Q.9: 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.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 traveled from place to place on business or on pleasure. They were also skilled crafts men. If the language experts are able to translate (decipher) the words written on the seals and pottery, we can know more about them.

Q.11: 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.12: What do you know about the houses or streets of Moen- jo- Daro?
Ans: Each house was made of large baked bricks and had a bathroom and servant-quarters close by. The streets were straight and were made of baked bricks. Covered drains run beside the streets.

Q.13: Where was grain stored?  Where was the shopping center?
Ans:  There was a great hall where grain were stored. There was a wide road in the middle of which was the shopping center with shops on both sides.