Ancient India II

What river did people start to settle along in Ancient India

• Indus

• Ganges

• Nile

• Amazon

The mountains in the north that seperates India from the rest of Asia are the

• Khyber Pass

• Himalayas

• Rockies

• Cascade

Why don't we know a lot about Mohenjo Daro?

• There was no writing

• We can't figure out their writing

• Everything is in complete ruin

• They were very secretive

What makes the Indus Valley Civilization unique compared to Egypt and Mesopotamia?

• No evidence of royalty or religion (tombs/temples)

• They traded goods with Egypt and Mesopotamia

• They are the only society that developed writing

• They built the pyramids

Indus Valley Civilization

• First civilization of ancient India

• Most recent civilization in India

• Civilizations around the Ganges River in India

Granary

• Large building to store grain

• A religious building

• A government building

Citadel

• Fortress/wall built to defend

• A weapon used to attack

• A government building

• A place to store grain

India is a subcontinent of _____________

• Australia

• Europe

• China

• Asia

Seals

• Square objects with images of real and mythical animals uncovered in the ruins of Mohenjo-daro

• Aquatic mammals that eat fish and spend their days going "ar, ar, ar"

The Great Bath

• A 39sq ft pool found in the ruins of Mohenjo-Daro. Most likely used for rituals

• An event, where everyone in the Indus Valley took a bath.

• An important historical figure named "Bath" that did great things

• An important historical poem written in 2000 BCE about the first time someone took a bath