IMPORTANT TERMS OF HISTORY

BRICKS,BEADS AND BONES

Hey students,these terminology matters a lot if you wanna score good in history class 12th.Many times question of 1 mark or 2 marks,so just go through these words that matter.

TERMINOLOGY

1) Seal: Generally contained animal motifs used to facilitate long-distance communication.

2) Hoards: Objects kept carefully by people, often inside containers such as pots and can be jewellery or metal objects, saved for reuse by metal workers.

3) Stratigraphy: Study of rock layers and laying process.

4) Motif: Name of animal, used by the Harappan on seals to mark some sort of trade mark.

5) Proto-Shiva: A seal that shows a figure seated in a yogic posture surrounded by animals.

6) Lingas: Polished stones which were worshiped as symbols of the God Shiva.

7) Shaman: Groups of men and women who claimed to have magical and healing powers and ability to communicate with the other world.

8) Art: It referred to painting, sculpture, pottery and seal making.

9) Culture: Term used for a group of objects distinctive in style usually found together within a specific geographical area and period of time.

10) Pictographs: Pictures like signs to represent letters or words of Harappan script.

11) Great Bath: Large rectangular tank in a courtyard surrounded by a corridor on all four sides for bath.

12) Granary: A place for storage of grains.

13) Steatite: A very soft stone was used to make seals.