NIOS Class 10 Indian Culture and Heritage — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: Culture is a way of life. It includes the food people eat, the clothes they wear, the language they speak, the religion they follow, and their customs, traditions, arts, and beliefs. It is learned and

A: Culture comes from a Latin term meaning tilling, cultivating, or refining. It gives the idea of improving something until it becomes admirable and respected.

A: Sanskriti is closely related to culture and is derived from the Sanskrit root Kri, meaning to do. It carries the idea of refinement or cultivation of life and behaviour.

A: Culture is a way of life. It includes language, literature, art, architecture, science, religion, customs, and daily habits passed from one generation to another.

A: Indian culture includes intellectual, social, aesthetic, and spiritual aspects of human life. It shows many forms in language, dress, food, art, religion, and social customs.

A: India has many languages, religions, dress patterns, and customs, yet a common cultural bond connects people. Long-term intermingling of people and shared historical experience have created this unity

A: The Harappan civilization is the first known urban culture in India. It flourished around 2700 BC in the north western Indian subcontinent and had well-planned cities with roads, drainage, sanitation,

A: Most Harappan sites developed on the banks of the Indus, Ghaggar, and their tributaries. This river-based settlement helped farming, trade, and city life.

A: The Harappans used a script on many seals, but it has not yet been deciphered. Because of this, knowledge of Harappan life comes mainly from archaeological evidence such as tools, seals, pottery, and