Mohenjodaro and Ancient India Quiz

Harappa and Mohenjodaro were the two great centers of the

• central Asia civilization.

• Indus valley civilization.

• Ganges valley civilization.

• citadel civilization.

The Indus valley civilization flourished for about

• 100 years

• 200 years

• 400 years

• 800 years

The ruins of Mohenjodaro are located in present-day

• Afghanistan

• India

• Iraq

• Pakistan

Mohenjodaro was divided into a lower city and a fortress known as the

• citadel

• palace

• pyramid

• temple

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

• had a uniform system of measurement

• invented a system of writing

Some archaeologists think that the Great Bath was used for religious rituals. What evidence supports this idea?

• The Great Bath had a drain to remove dirty water

• Bathing rituals are important in Indian religion

• Dressing rooms had paintings of religious rituals

• Ancient Egyptian temples often had bathing pools

What was significant about the discovery of a stone statue of a man?

• It proved that only men lived in the lower city

• It revealed the name of the king who ruled Mohenjodaro

• It explained how Mohenjodaro civilization ended

• It showed how men in Mohenjodaro might have dressed

Why were archaeologists puzzled about the discovery of stone seals in Mohenjodaro?

• because so few were discovered

• because the seals were carved with pictographs

• because the seals were engraved with animals

• because little is known about their meaning and use

What evidence showed that Mohenjodaro had an advanced sewer system?

• similar systems in other settlements of the time

• network of drains and clay pipes

• its location near the Indus River

• beads make of stone and clay

Most of the people in Mohenjodaro lived in the

• lower city

• citadel

• upper city

• granary