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          Why were metals, the writing, the wheel and the plough important for the Harappans?

Answer:

(i) Metals: Archaeologists have found things made of metal, such as copper, bronze, gold and silver.

Copper and bronze were used to make tools, weapons, ornaments and vessels. Gold and silver were used to make ornaments and vessels.

(ii) Writing: There were scribes, people who knew how to write, and they helped to prepare seals, kept a record and wrote on materials that have not survived.

(iii) Plough: Plough was used to dig the earth for turning the soil and planting seeds.

(iv) Wheel: It played a great role in the life of Harappans. For example:

(i) People could travel long distances easily.

(ii) Goods were carried easily from one place to another.