Indus River Valley Quiz

The mountains to the north of India are called..

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Andes Mountains

• The Himalayas

• Caucasus Mountains

India is located on a

• Strait

• Subcontinent

• Channel

• Mesa

Monsoons cause India to become

• Cold and Dry

• Cold and Wet

• Hot and Wet

• Hot and Dry

The two major rivers in India are

• The Indus and the Ganges

• The Ganges and the Mekong

• The Indus and the Tigris

• The Tigris and the Euphrates

Which body of water does not surround India?

• The Arabian Sea

• The Bay of Bengal

• The Indian Ocean

• The Caspian Sea

The main building materials of the Indus Civilization was...

• Stone

• Brick

• Wood

• Straw

One of the oldest cities in the Indus Valley was..

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Saraswathi

• Delhi

• Babylon

By about which year did cities begin to trade?

• 3500 BC

• 3000 BC

• 2500 BC

• 2000 BC

The ancient culture that develop the Indus river is called...

• The Maurya Civilization

• The Gupta Civilization

• The Mughal Civilization

• The Harappa Civilization

One surprising technology the Indus Civilization had was...

• Arches

• Sewers

• Domes

• Iron weapons