The Early Civilization of India #1

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Where did India's first civilization begin?

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In the Indus River Valley

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What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?

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Ganges & Indus

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What is a monsoon?

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strong seasonal winds

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Why did the people of Ancient India depend upon the summer monsoon?

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It brought much needed rainfall

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Which two cities of Ancient India that were discovered in the 1920's?

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Mohnejo-Daro & Harappa

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The ancient city of Harappa has such features as: Private wells, Private bathrooms, 1 & 2 story homes

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All of these!

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What happened to cause the Indus Valley Civilization to leave their cities?

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Their disappearance is a mystery.

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Archaeologists found a large central bath/pool at Monejo-Daro and named it _____

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The Great Bath

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The Indus Valley written language has given us helpful clues into their daily lives. True or False?

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False- scholars have not determined how to read their writing.

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The houses and buildings of the Indus Valley people were made out of this: papyrus, oven-baked bricks, wood and stone, clay and grass

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oven-baked bricks