Ancient India Review

What river ran through the Indus Valley civilization?

• Tigris River

• Indus River

• Euphrates River

• Arabian

Mohenjo-daro designed and built one of the first 

• Parking complex

• drainage and sewage systems

• building complex

• river complex

You were excavating at a site in Mohenjodaro. You found some seals with animals on it. What could you conclude? 

• what types of jobs people did
• what types of hobbies people had
• what types of animals were there
• what types of sports they played

What evidence from Mohenjodaro indicates the people had enemies and they attempted to protect themselves against invasion?

• The city had religious leaders who lived apart from everyone else.
• the city had high walls around it
• The city had traders who lived closest to the city’s roads.
• The city had poor people and the rich wanted to stay away from them.

Where was Mohenjodaro located in India? 

• The Himalaya Mountains
• The Deccan Plateau
• The Indus River Valley
• The Eastern Ghats

Archeologists found a structure that was 39 feet long and 8 feet deep.  What evidence did they find that made them think it was a pool? 

• A faucet
• Bathing suits
• Drawings
• A drain and what appeared to be dressing rooms

The people of Mohenjodaro lived in the citadel.

• true
• false

What is a citadel?

• A citadel is a large home where royalty lived.
• A citadel is a fortress built to protect a city.
• A citadel is a large swimming pool where the community gathered to have parties.
• A citadel is a large network of pipes that disposes of sewage, or waste water.

What did the people of Mohenjodaro have in their homes as a result of sewer systems

• Sewer systems allowed the people of Mohenjodaro had kitchens in their homes.
• Sewer systems allowed the people of Mohenjodaro to have swimming pools in their homes.
• Sewer systems allowed the people of Mohenjodaro to have bathrooms in their homes.
• Sewer systems allowed the people of Mohenjodaro to have drinking fountains in their homes.

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.