Unlocking the Secrets of Mojendadaro

In which of these years was Mohenjodaro an active settlement?

• 8000 B.C.E., while people were discovering how to farm

• 2550 B.C.E., while the Great Pyramid was being built in Egypt

• 1000 B.C.E., while King David was ruling over Israel

• 600 B.C.E., while the Neo-Babylonian Empire ruled Mesopotamia

Harappan civilization, which included ancient Mohenjodaro, developed in the

• Western Ghats.

• Deccan Plateau.

• Indus River valley.

• Ganges River valley.

Which letter on the map shows the loca!on of Mohenjodaro?

• M

• N

• O

• P

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.

Part of Mohenjodaro was raised and surrounded by a wall. What does this suggest about the city?

• It had traders who stayed near the roads.

• It had religious leaders who lived separately.

• It had rich people who owned the best homes.

• It had enemies who might attack the residents.

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.

What does the list below show about the civilization that included Mohenjodaro?

• likely causes for its beginning

• theories for why it disappeared

• problems with being near a river

• reasons it was led by strong rulers

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

• had uniform ways to measure.

• knew how to make tools of iron.

• traded with people from far away.

• .started a new kind of mathema!cs.

Archaeologists found a structure that was 39 feet long and 8 feet deep, with a well nearby and a drain along one side. How was it likely used?

• for bathing

• for cooking

• for making wine

• for grinding grain

What evidence reveals how men in Mohenjodaro might have dressed?

• pictographs

• an ancient statue

• a report by a visitor

• remains of an old robe