Indus River Valley Civilization

What river did the people of 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

Why were the surrounding landforms favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

• The physical features provided natural barriers for protection
• Fertile soil allowed settlers to plant and harvest crops
• It gave the people timber to build homes

Why is India considered a subcontinent?

• It is surrounded by fertile plains.

• It is an island.

• It is isolated by the mountains and seas.

• It is mostly desert.

What body of water does the Indus River flow into?

• Arabian Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Bay of Bengal

• Red Sea

Which culture developed in the Indus river valley?

• Egyptian

• Mesopotamian

• Chinese

• Harappan

Which two mountain ranges isolate the Indus River Valley?

• Alps and Hindu Kush

• Hindu Kush and Rockies

• Hindu Kush and Himalayas

• Himalayas and Andes

Why are there so many unanswered question about the first civilization to disappear?

• They left no written records that can be read by people today.

• Space aliens destroyed the records.

• all the records were destroyed by floods.

• priests burned all the records.

What were two things that these ancient people developed in the Indus River Valley?

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

There were several theories on what happened to the Indus Valley Civilization. One theory stated that several waves of Aryan invaders destroyed the Harappan people. Which piece of evidence below supports this theory?

• The civilization disappeared around the same time the Aryans arrived.

• Archeologists have found traces of the settlements in the Ganges River

• Skeletons that were found from the cities show signs of sickness