Unlocking the Secrets of Mohenjodaro

How did modern scholars learn that Mohenjodaro had ever existed?

• Astronauts saw it from space.

• Historians read ancient scrolls.

• Archaeologists found its ruins.

• Historians saw it on Google Earth.

The ruins of Mohenjodaro are located in present-day

• Afghanistan.

• India.

• Iraq,

• Pakistan.

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

• kept themselves healthy by exercising.

• used stone as a form of currency.

• ad a uniform system of measurement.

• invented a system of writing.

What caused the downfall of Mehonjodaro?

• flooding

• foreign armies

• earthquakes

• scientists are not 100% sure

True or false: The great bath may have been used in religious rituals.

• true

• false

What were kilns used for in Mohenjodaro?

• drilling holes into beads

• stringing necklaces together

• digging up stone for necklaces

• baking clay into beads

Stone seals found in Mohenjodaro could have been used as:

• jewelry

• charms

• merchant tags

• all of the above

What made the sewer system of Mohenjodaro unique?

• The design was a replica of the sewage system already built in Rome.

• The system of its complexity would not be built for another 2,000 years.

• The system got rid of waste without polluting nearby waterways

• The system cleaned the water

Which game may have originated in ancient India?

• Monopoly

• Chess

• Boggle

• Connect 4

Most clay models found in Mojenjodaro were made out of

• terra cotta

• wood

• bull horn

• yoke