Chapter 14

Archaeologists found a clay model of a bull pulling a cart. What might the artifact say about Mohenjodaro’s people?

• It shows how they transported farm goods.
• The people made carts out of clay.
• These people invented the wheel.
• The people raced carts for sport.

What happened to end the Indus Valley civilization?

• A destructive earthquake happened.
• No one is sure what happened.
• They ran out of food.
• The river changed course.

What are the two major cities of the Indus Valley Civilization?

• Harappa and Ganges
• Alexandria and Mohenjo-Daro
• Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
• Ganges and Mohenjo-Daro

How were the streets and buildings in Harappa and
Mohenjodaro arranged?

• not arranged in any pattern
• arranged in a grid pattern
• in a circlular pattern

What landforms acted as anatural barriers protecting the Indus Valley Civilizations?

• Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
• Himalayas and Indus River
• Hindu Kush Mountains,  Himalayas
• Ganges River and Bay of Bengal

How did people get fresh water to their houses?

• Wells
• River
• Canals
• Ditches

Why was Mohenjodaro probably one of the cleanest cities of its time?

• They had a sewage system to carry
   away waste.
• There were many street cleaners.
• People didn't litter.
• Floods were always happening.

In the center of Mohenjodaro, there was a fortress consisting of a group of public buildings. This fortress is called  a _______________.

• citadel
• palace
• bohemoth
• caste

What do these seals reveal about Mohenjodaro?

• The types of jobs people did
• The types of gods people worshiped
•  The types of animals people saw
• The types of jewelry people wore

Describe the houses in the Mohenjodaran villages.

• one story house with slanted roofs
• two story houses with  flat roofs
• three story houses