Indus Valley

What were the names of the two famous Indus Valley cities?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Harappa and Mohenjo Daro

• Ganges and Everest

• Cairo and Alexandria

Which of the following does NOT describe the Indus Valley cities?

• They had lots warriors and weapons

• Had water systems for fresh and sewer water

• Major streets were paved

• Homes had indoor bathrooms

What was the name of the Aryan sacred texts?

• Koran

• Vedas

• Dead Sea Scrolls

• Upanishads

What was the language of the Aryans called?

• Hindi

• Italics

• Hieroglyphs

• Sanskrit

What something the the Indus and Aryan people have in common?

• they shared the same language

• they both were people who farmed

• they both had same religious beliefs

• cows were sacred to both groups

These Indus Valley tiles were found in Mesopotamia, what inference can we make about this discovery?

• Both groups people spoke the same language

• Mesopotamia conquered Indus and stole them

• The Indus and Mesopotamians traded with each other

• Both groups worshipped animals

What river was the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization built around?

• Nile River

• Yellow River

• Tigris River

• Indus River

What were the cities of the Indus River Valley like? (two answers here)

• They were unplanned messes.

• They were laid out in a grid pattern.

• They had drainage and sewer systems.

• They had uneven brick homes.

The mountains to the north of India are called..

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Andes Mountains

• The Himalayas

• Caucasus Mountains

Which of the following was a main cause for the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization?

• Unemployment problems

• Rivers changing course

• Civil War

• Monsoon season stopped occurring