Indus Valley civilisation

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Indus valley civilization is also called as _______________

• Harrapan civilization

• River Civilization

• Indian Civilization

• Civilization

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Is Indus valley civilization a river civilization?

• Yes

• No

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What was the main occupation of the Indus Valley civilization?

• Agriculture

• Pottery

• Painting/Art

• Building

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What trading system did the Indus valley civilization use?

• Barter system

• Barter systen

• Bartern system

• Barter systej

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Indus Valley had a "Citadel". True or false?

• True

• False

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In the Indus valley civilization Houses were built around the courtyard. True or false?

• True

• False

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Is a granary a place to store rice

?

• Yes

• no

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How did the Indus valley people trade?

• Through water

• Through walking

• They did not trade

• Through throwing

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Did the Indus valley people put stone slabs on top of the drainage system?

• Yes

• No

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Indus valley was located near _______________________

• Indus river

• Indus rivelt

• Inds river

• Indun river

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Main 2 cities of Indus valley civilization was?

• Mohenjo-Daro, Harrapa

• Mohenjo-DAR0, Harrapa

• Mohenjo-Daro, Harrapm

• Mohenjo-Daroharrapa

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Indus valley civilization had 3 structures in Upper town and they were?

• Great bath, granary, assembly hall

• Grat bath, granary, assembly hall

• Great bath, granari, assembly hall

• Great bath, granary, assembly hale

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Indus valley people cared about their health & wealth. True or false?

• True

• Falsa

• False

• Treu

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Indus Valley Civilization belonged to the ______ age

• Copper

• Iron

• Bronze

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The Great Granary was found in _______

• Mohenjodaro

• Harappa

• Lothal

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The Indus Valley civilization flourished _____ years ago

• 4500

• 2000

• 3000

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Identify this structure.

• Dockyard at Lothal

• The Great Bath

• The Assembly Hall

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What is this image called?

• Dancing girl

• Standing girl

• Bronze girl

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Their main food was ______

• Wheat

• Rice

• Barley

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These people traded with______

• Persia

• Mesopotamia

• Afghanistan

• All of the above

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Toys were generally made of _________

• Clay

• wood

• Terracotta

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This jewelry was worn by ________

• Poor people

• Rich People

• All people

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People wore _______ clothes.

• Cotton

• Woolen

• Both the above

• None of the above

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He was also known as _______

• King

• Pashupati

• Priest King

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Amulets were worn to ________

• Look beautiful

• Show religious importance

• To keep away from evil

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Harappa is situated on the banks of river _______

• Indus

• Ravi

• Beas

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In the houses of these people the rooms were ______the courtyard.

• around

• above

• below

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The Indus Valley people preferred _______

• Indoor games

• Outdoor games

• Both of the above

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A society is called civilization if it has the following characteristics :

• Written languages

• Domestic Ceremonies

• Grand Marriages

• Specialization of Labour

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The term civilization is derived from Latin word :

• Civitas

• Civvillis

• Civitass

• Civilist

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Civilization can be defined as ' the stage of human cultural development and organization which is considered most advanced.'

• True

• False

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____________________ suggests that granaries played a vital role in the Indus Valley Civilizations.

• Archaelogist

• Excavations

• Researchers

• none of these

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The most important public place in Mohenjodaro was the Great Bath , comprising of the tank situated in the lower town.It was meant for religious ceremonies.

• True

• False

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Mesopotamian texts from about _________ indicate trade relations with Indus Valley.

• Year 1697

• Circa 2450 BCE

• Circa 2790 BCE

• 2350 BCE

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The most famous Harappan seals are ___________ and ___________ discovered in Mohenjodaro.

• Shiva seal

• Dancing girl seal

• Unicorn seal

• Pashupati seal

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Select any feature of Mesopotamian Civilization.

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Writing

• mathematics

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Identify this public place.

• Granary

• Citadel

• Great Bath

• Lothal

The Indus River Valley Civilization

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What river ran through the Indus Valley civilization?

• Tigris River
• Euphrates River
• Huang Ho River
• Indus River

Geography

• South Asia

  Indian subcontinent

• Peninsula - surrounded by water​

• 1st civilizations in Indus Valley

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The Indus River civilization is located on the continent of

• Africa

• Australia

• Antarctica

• Asia

Major Physical Features

• ​Himalayas + Hindu Kush Mnts. - separate subcontinent from Asia

• Thar Desert - 500 miles (natural protection

• Deccan plateau

• Indus River (NW)/Ganges River (NE)

• Indian Ocean / Arabian Sea / Bay of Bengal

• isolated from other civilizations​

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Name the two rivers that were part of the Indus Valley

• Euphrates and Nile

• Arabian and Bengal

• Ganges and Indus

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What are the mountain ranges on the northern part of India?

• Himalayas and Alps

• Rockies and Hindu Kush

• Himalayas and Hindu Kush

• Alps and Poconos

Climate

• Tropical / Seasonal winds

• Winter - dry winds (land --> ocean)

• Summer - wet winds (ocean --> land)

• Depended on summer monsoons

• Brought rain = crops

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Why were the seasonal monsoons favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

• Brought rain that watered crops

• Deposited fertilizer to grow crops

• People did not want to live in the terrible climate

Indus Valley Civilization

• 2 great cities : Harappa + Mohenjo-Daro

• Well planned / organized

• Built thick walls + raised mounds of earth/brick

• Protected from flooding

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What was the first ancient city archeologists discovered in the Indus River Valley?

• Harappa

• Pakistan

• Medina

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Identify the TWO famous cities of the Indus Valley civilization.

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Lothal

• Mergarh

• Harappa

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Indus Valley Civilization is also known as ___________.

• Roman Civilization

• Greek Civilization

• Harappan Civilization

• Egyptian Civilization

Achievements

• Worlds 1st city-wide sewer system

• The Great Bath

• Cities = wide/straight streets in a grid pattern

• Traded w/ other groups (Mesop.)​

• Advanced in math​

• System of weights/measurements

• Multiples of 10 (modern metric system)

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Mohenjo-daro designed and built one of the first 

• building complex
• park system 
• drainage and sewage system

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Buildings and streets in Indus Valley cities were arranged in a:

• hill

• grid system

• circle

• cul-de-sac

Farming

• built irrigation canals + ditches

• wheat and barley

• surplus grain --> granaries

• 1st to grow cotton for cloth?

• raised animals - food/pull carts

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True or False: The people of the Indus Valley domesticated animals 

• True
• False

Trade

• rich in resources (jewelry/teak wood)

• traveled by sea

• stone seals identified goods

• accurate weights/measures

• spread ideas b/w civilizations

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Indus Valley people used large ships to travel to and trade with Mesopotamia

• TRUE

• FALSE

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What was a "seal"?

• Stamp to mark an object made by someone

• A way to hold an envelope together

• A barking animal

Government

• evidence suggest strong central government

• no royal statues/tombs found

• unlikely ruled by kings

• unknown kind of gov.

• citadel = center of gov.? religious ceremonies?

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What were two things that these ancient people developed in the Indus River Valley that cause historians to believe there was a strong, central government?

• sewer system, grid - like streets
• written language, temples
• roads, irrigation

Religion

• no evidence of temples

• no sign of religious leaders

• carvings/statues found

• practices of early Hinduism?

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Why do historians think Indus Valley people may have practiced an early form of Hinduism?

• they found sacred writings

• they found many temples

• they found statues that look like Hindu gods

• they found burial sites

Mysterious Disappearance???

• began to abandon cities

• declined rapidly

• spread of disease?

• severe flooding?

• major earthquake?

• climate change?

• *moved away toward Ganges* (regular rainfall)

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Why do we know less about the Indus Valley than other civilizations?

• We haven't found ancient artifacts and ruins.

• We have not discovered the location of the civilization.

• We can't interpret their writing.

• We do not have anyone who has survived from the civilization to ask.

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How did the Civilization come to the end?

• A destructive earthquake happened.

• No one is sure what happened.

• They ran out of food.

• The river changed course.