Indus Valley Civilization

Where was the Indus Valley Civilization?

• South Africa

• Pakistan and India

• Iraq and India

What river did people in ancient India settle along?

• Tigris

• Nile

• Indus

• Euphrates

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

What is a strong, seasonal wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia?

• hurricane

• tsunami

• monsoon

• typhoon

Why were the seasonal monsoons favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

• Brought rain that watered crops

• Deposited fertilizer to grow crops

• People did not want to live in the terrible climate

Why do we know very little about the Indus Valley Civilization?

• They did not have a system of writing

• It was a very secret society that didn't write down any records

• We cannot fully decipher their script or written language

Buildings and streets in Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were arranged in a

• mountain

• grid

• circle

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

What was the most important building in Mohenjo Daro?

• The Great Gramary

• The Sewage System

• The Great Bath

The largest cities of the Indus Valley Civilization were

• Lothal and Kalibhangan

• Mohenjo Daro

• Harappa and Mohenjo Daro

• Harappa and Lothal