Ancient India HM

What is a building used to store barley and other grains?

• Citadel
• Ziggurat
• caste
• Granary

Where did people first settle near India?

• Indus River 
• Nile River
• Himalaya Mts.
• Ganges River

What advancements were found in Mohenjo-Daro and other Indus cities?

• Castle walls, and cannons
• Sewers, trash chutes, toilets
• Public transportation
• Ziggurats or temples

Harappa, Egypt, and Mesopotamia were early civilizations that were all located by

• coastal areas

• destroyed by war

• rivers that flooded regularly leaving behind fertile silt

• large mountains

What was the high fortified area of a city called that sat up on a mound?

• Citadel

• Granary

• Monsoon

• Oompa Loompa

What was the high fortified area of a city called?

• Citadel
• Granary
• Monsoon
• Oompa Loompa

A feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa ancient cities was that they found

• citadel

• running water and sewage

• brick homes

• all of the choices

(22) Which is the BEST explanation for the geographic location of these ancient Indian cities and towns?

• They were all located along the Indus River for better trade with the Romans.

• They were all located along the Indus River for protection from their enemies.

• They were all located along the Indus River for irrigation, transportation, and trade.

• They were all located along the Indus River to limit contact and stay away from other countries.

(4) Why do historians know less about the Harappan civilization than they know about ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?

• The writings of ancient India have not been deciphered.
• Ancient India was not advanced enough to have a writing system.
• Ancient India did not need a writing system because they did not trade.
• Ancient India did have a writing system called Sanskrit.

A unique feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa were the

• streets laid out in a grid like fashion
• subways
• asphalt paved roads
• road signs