History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2013 History
What was the unique feature of the Harappan civilization which was unknown to other contemporary civilizations?
ACotton cloth ✓ Correct
BPalatial houses
CSteatite seals
DCarnelian beads
Correct answer: (A) Cotton cloth — Cotton cloth was the unique feature unknown to other contemporary civilizations, so the answer is cotton cloth.
Explanation
★Cotton cloth was the unique feature unknown to other contemporary civilizations, so the answer is cotton cloth.
★The Harappans were the first people known to spin and weave cotton.
★A piece of woven cotton has been recovered from Mohenjodaro.
★Textile impressions have been found on several Harappan objects.
★The Greeks later called cotton sindon, after the Indus, marking its Indian origin.
★This early mastery of cotton was a distinctive achievement of the civilization.
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