Chapter 14 Secrets of Mohenjo-Daro

Archaeologists found a clay model of a bull pulling a cart. What might the artifact say about Mohenjodaro’s people?

• It shows how they transported farm goods.
• The people made carts out of clay.
• These people invented the wheel.
• The people raced carts for sport.

How did people get fresh water to their houses?

• Wells
• River
• Canals
• Ditches

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.

Archeologists found beaded necklaces and toys among the ruins at Mohenjodaro.  What might these objects suggest about the city? 

• Its people had time to make pretty things
• Its people used beads to trade with outsiders
• Its people wore jewelry to show their status
• Its people played games to express humor

Archeologists found a structure that was 39 feet long and 8 feet deep.  What evidence did they find that made them think it was a pool? 

• A faucet
• Bathing suits
• Drawings
• A drain and what appeared to be dressing rooms

The homes of people in Mohenjodaro had from 1 to 12 rooms.  This suggests that

• Some families were larger than others
• Some people were wealthier than others
• Some homes had indoor bathrooms
• Some homes housed several families

The people of Mohenjodaro lived in the citadel.

• true
• false

Some archaeologists and scientists believe the statue (shown here) believe the man may have been...

• a farmer

• a merchant

• both a priest and a king

• a slave