The INDUS RIVER VALLEY

What river gives the Indus River Valley its name and rich soil?

• Mississippi

• Nile

• Indus

• Amazon

Which river empties into the Bay of Bengal?

• Nile

• Yangtze

• Indus

• Ganges

What were the main exports of the Indus Valley civilization?

• Wheat and barley

• Spices and silk

• Gold and silver

• Copper and lumber

What was the name of the cities that emerged around 2600 BCE in the Indus River Valley?

• Athens and Rome

• Paris and London

• Cairo and Alexandria

• Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

What protected the most important buildings in the cities of the Indus River Valley?

• Palace

• Library

• Citadel

• Temple

What was the main reason for the Indus valley farmers to abandon their land around 2000 BCE?

• Civil war

• Economic collapse

• Famine and disease

• Natural disasters and invasions by nomads

What system of writing was developed in India around 1550 BCE?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Sanskrit

• Latin

What is the oldest text in the Sanskrit language?

• Rig Veda

• Ramayana

• Mahabharata

• Bhagavad Gita

What is still spoken in southern India and is an ancient relation of Sanskrit?

• Mandarin

• Dravidian

• Arabic

• Swahili

What was the main trade partner of the Indus Valley civilization?

• Greece

• China

• Sumer

• Egypt