Indus Valley

Indus Valley

Unit 2: Ancient River Civilizations

Multiple Choice

Which rivers supply the Indus Valley civilizations?

• Tigris & Euphrates

• Indus & Ganges

• Nile & Brahmaputra

• Jordan & Himalayan

Multiple Choice

Which other river civilization had natural barriers to protect it from invaders?

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• Israelites

• Phoenicians

Multiple Choice

Which other river civilizations had a distinct culture that ws kept separate from other influences?

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• Israelites

• Phoenicians

Multiple Choice

What climate feature greatly impacted the lives and remains of those in the Indus Valley - past and present?

• monsoons

• earthquakes

• tsunamis

• typhoons

Multiple Choice

What was the size of Mohenjo-Daro?

• very small, home to several dozen people

• village-sized, home to several hundred people

• large, home to thousands of people

Multiple Choice

How was Mohenjo-Daro built?

• haphazardly, with no forethought

• somewhat planned, some buildings planned, others grew up on their own

• carefully planned and organized

Multiple Choice

What type of water supply did the city have?

• basic, mainly basins for rainwater

• complex, including bathrooms and sewers

• rivers only, buckets to transport supply

Multiple Choice

Which group utilized the caste system?

• Harappa

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Aryans

• Dravidians

Fill in the Blanks

Which river did the Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro utilize for agriculture?

Multiple Choice

Which tool allowed the Aryans to move through and conquer portions of the Indian subcontinent?

• chariots

• spears

• catapults

• horses