Indus River Valley

Indus Valley Civilization was located on the

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Indian Subcontinent

• Atlantic Coast

What prevented ancient India from being in contact with other civilizations?

• Hymalayas
• Sanskrit
• Religion
• No common language

What river did these people in the ancient India settle along?

• Tigris
• Nile
• Indus

Why was the Indus River so favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

• It brought rain to the area
• It was hard to cross
• It deposited silt in the valley making it fertile for farming

Indus River Valley developed ___________ and __________.

• cotton and plumbing

• silk and gunpowder

• plow and ziggurats

• hieroglyphics and polytheism

How were the streets laid out in the Indus civilization?

• In a circle.

• In a grid system

• In zig zags.

• They did not have streets

The society was ____________.

• peaceful

• waged war

• had pharaohs

The natural barrier to the west is the ___________.

• Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Arabian Sea

• Dead Sea

How large was the Indus River Civilization?

• As large as Egypt

• As large as Mesopotamia

• As large as China

• As large as Egypt and Mesopotamia put together.

What country is the Indus River Valley today?

• Iraq

• Turkey

• Istanbul

• Pakistan