Olympiad Test Level 1: A Brief History of India and the World- 1 - Class 6 MCQ

• It flourished in the Indus River Valley along with its tributaries in the Indian subcontinent.
• Some of the sites of the Indus Valley Civilization are Harappa, Mohenjodaro, Ropar, Lothal, Kalibangam, Banwali, etc.
• Its town planning was the most remarkable feature of the civilization.
  • The roads divided the city into large blocks cutting each other at a right angle.
  • Narrow lanes connected each block of the city and houses were constructed on both sides of the roads.
  • A proper drainage system was laid along with the roads which were connected to the house's sewage system.
  • The rich and poor had different living quarters with one or two rooms.
  • Cities were divided into two parts, the citadel, and the lower town.
  • The Citadel was situated in the western part of the city on a raised ground where public buildings like granaries and town halls were situated.
  • The other part was laid lower to the east of the city.

Thus, we can conclude that Indus Valley Civilization had one of the remarkable town planning.

The Maratha Empire was founded by the Maratha warrior-hero Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, in the late 17th century. The Marathas are credited to a large extent for ending Mughal rule in India. Chhatrapati Shivaji was an aristocrat of the Bhosale clan.

The East India Company opened its first factory in "Surat". It was opened on 11 January 1613 after the permission of the Mughal emperor "Jahangir".

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The Iron Age was a period in human history that started between 1200 B.C. and 600 B.C., depending on the region, and followed the Stone Age and Bronze Age. During the Iron Age, people across much of Europe, Asia and parts of Africa began making tools and weapons from iron and steel.

Bimbisara ruled for 52 years from 544 B.C. to 492 B.C. He was imprisoned by his son Ajatshatru (492- 460 B.C.) and murdered. Bimbisara was the ruler of Magadha .He came from the Haryanka dynasty.

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New India was the name of the newspaper published in India by Annie Besant to highlight the issues related to the Indian freedom struggle. The newspaper was founded as a means vocalist the views of it's founder, the freedom fighter Dr. Annie Besant.

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