Unit 4, Lesson 1: Indus Valley Civilization

The Indus River civilization is located on the continent of

• Africa

• Australia

• Antarctica

• Asia

Identify the TWO famous cities of the Indus Valley civilization.

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Sumer

• Mesopotamia

• Harappa

Mohenjo-daro designed and built one of the first 

• building complex

• park system 

• drainage and sewage system

• plows

What were two things that these ancient people developed in the Indus River Valley that cause historians to believe there was a strong, central government?

• sewer system, grid - like streets

• written language, temples

• roads, irrigation

• royal statues, tombs

Why do we know less about the Indus Valley than other civilizations?

• We haven't found ancient artifacts and ruins.

• We have not discovered the location of the civilization.

• We can't interpret their writing.

• We do not have anyone who has survived from the civilization to ask.

How did the Civilization come to the end?

• A destructive earthquake happened.

• There is no conclusive evidence to say how it ended.

• They ran out of food.

• The river changed course.

What river was the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization built around?

• Nile River

• Yellow River

• Tigris River

• Indus River

Where on earth is the Indus River Valley?

• Iraq

• Pakistan and Western India

• North Carolina

• China

The mountains to the north of India are called..

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Andes Mountains

• The Himalayas

• Caucasus Mountains

Match the following

• The fertile area where the Ganges flows into the Bay of Bengal.

• Indian Subcontinent

• A river that flows southeast from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal.

• Himalayas

• A large diamond shaped landmass surrounded by mountains that juts out into the Indian Ocean.

• Ganges

• A mountain range in South Asia that includes Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.

• Ganges Delta

• A river that flows southwest from the Himalayas through the present day country of Pakistan.

• Indus