Indus River Valley Quiz

Mohenjo-Daro and Balakot were different because...

• Mohenjo-Daro focused on farming and Balakot focused on trade.

• Mohenjo-Daro focused on trade and Balakot focused on farming.

• They were pretty much the same

• The streets were different in both cities.

Mohenjo-Daro and Balakot were similar because

• They had the same type on economy

• They were laid out the same (streets)

• They had the same ruler

• They were not similar

The Indus Valley’s major fresh water source was…

• Ganges River

• Mississippi River

• Arabian Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indus River

The Great Bath was used as a …

• Religious way to purify people

• An industrial way to wash animals for sacrifice

• Religious way to sacrifice people

• A way to irrigate the crops

The Indus Valley’s major salt water source was…

• Ganges River

• Mississippi River

• Arabian Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indus River

What did Mohenjo-Daro use in the city to help prepare for a year with little food?

• Houses

• The Citadel

• The Great Bath

• The Granary

• Baked clay bricks

Compass Birds are used by sailors for what?

• To show them when a storm is coming

• To warm them of rocks under the ocean

• To show them where the closes land is

• As meals on board

• Kings and Priests

Compass birds were used by sailors in what city?

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Harappa

• Balakot

• Ur, Mesopotamia

The preferred mode of land transportation for moving large amounts was…

• Elephant

• Bullock Cart

• Camels

• Dodge Caravan

Why do we know little about the Indus Valley people?

• We have not translated their language

• We have not found any artifacts they left behind

• They had no written language

• c. They had no spoken language