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Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · History

What Bricks, Beads and Bones (The Harappan Civilization) covers in Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 History: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.

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4 Topics · Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 History · 2026-27

Topics in Bricks, Beads and Bones (The Harappan Civilization)

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1. Time span, phases, and settlements

  • The total time span of the Harappan civilization ranges from 6000 BCE to 1300 BCE.
  • Early Harappan is the formative phase, from 6000 BCE to 2600 BCE.
  • Mature Harappan is the urban and most prosperous phase, from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE.
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2. Archaeological discovery and interpretation

  • Archaeology depends on material remains such as houses, pots, ornaments, tools, seals, drains, and burials.
  • Alexander Cunningham was the first Director-General of the ASI and is often called the father of Indian archaeology.
  • Cunningham focused on Early Historic and later periods and missed the significance of the Harappan seal given to him.
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3. Urban planning, bricks, drains, and houses

  • Harappan cities show careful planning in streets, houses, drains, and platforms.
  • At Mohenjodaro, the Citadel owed its height to buildings constructed on mud brick platforms.
  • The Lower Town was also walled and had buildings on platforms.
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4. Social differences, burials, and luxury goods

  • Archaeologists study burials and artefacts to understand social and economic differences.
  • Harappans generally did not bury precious things with the dead.
  • Burials were usually in pits, though some burial pits were lined with bricks.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Harappan Civilization as reconstructed through archaeology, settlement patterns, material remains, craft production, trade, script, social organisation, and changing interpretations

Time span and phasesHarappan settlementsUrban planningDomestic life and architectureWater managementBurials and social differencesArtefact classificationCraft production

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Key topics in Bricks, Beads and Bones (The Harappan Civilization) include Time span, phases, and settlements, Archaeological discovery and interpretation, Urban planning, bricks, drains, and houses, Social differences, burials, and luxury goods. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 board exam.
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