ERVC Indus (PER)

What item was found in ancient Mesopotamia that lead us to believe that Indus Valley traded over long distances?

• Jewelry
• Pottery
• Seals
• Swords

What was one of the religious beliefs of the Indus Valley?

• They were monotheistic.
• They mummified the dead.
• They were polytheistic.
• They had shrines to the dead.

What were the capital cities of ancient Indus Valley?

• Ur and Sumer
• Babylon and Thebes
• Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
• Harappa and Memphis

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.

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.

What was a "seal"?

• A way to mark an object made by someone
• A way to hold an envelope together
• A barking animal
• An ancient ritual of religion

The name of the large city discovered in 1921

• Harappa
• Cairo
• Bay of Bengal 

Each city had a large 

• room
• granary 
• house

The people of the Indus Valley practiced

• pottery making
• communal farming
• reading and writing

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

• True
• False