Unlocking Secrets of Mohenjodaro

In which of these years was Moehnjodaro an active settlement?

• 8000 B.C.E, while people were discovering how to farm

• 2550 B.C.E., while the Great Pyramid was being built in Egypt

• 1000 B.C.E., while King David was ruling over Israel

• 600 B.C.E., while the Neo-Babylonian Empire ruled Mesopotamia

Harappan civilization, which included ancient Mohenjodaro, developed in the

• Western Ghats

• Deccan Plateau

• Indus River valley

• Ganges River valley

How did modern scholars learn that Mohenjodaro had ever existed?

• Astronauts saw it from space.

• Historians read ancient scrolls.

• Archaeologists found its ruins.

• Geographers studied old maps.

Which fact shows that Mohenjodaro was carefully planned?

• Wheeled carts were pulled by animals.

• The workshops were made of mud bricks.

• Some of the houses were larger than others.

• Nine streets divided the lower city into blocks.

What does the list below show about the civilization that included Mohenjodaro?

• Invaders
• Floods
• Earthquakes

• Likely causes for its beginning.

• Theories for why is disappeared.

• Problems with being near a river.

• Reasons it was led by strong rulers.

The discovery of a scale, stone weights, and a marked rode suggests that the people of Mohenjodaro

• had uniform ways to measure.

• knew how to make tools of iron.

• traded with people from far away.

• started a new kind of mathematics.

Archaeologists found a structure that was 39 feet long and 8 feet deep, with a well nearby and a drain along one side. How was it likely used?

• for bathing

• for cooking

• for making wine

• for grinding grain

What evidence shows us how men in Mohenjodaro might have dressed?

• pictographs

• an ancient statue

• a report by a visitor

• remains of an old robe

Which feature of Mohenjodaro was quite different from other settlements of that time?

• high wall

• dirt roads

• brick homes

• sewer system

Where did most of the people of Mohenjodaro live?

• in the citidel

• in the tall tower

• in the lower city

• in the courtyards