Mohenjo Daro Simulation Review

How did the people of India design their city that was similar to engineering today?

• grid like pattern with narrow streets

• city government in the center of town with "spokes" out from there.

• placing buildings wherever they wanted with no thought

• grid like pattern with wide streets

Why were mud bricks the most commonly used building material in the earliest cities of India?

• durable

• widely available

• inexpensive

• all of these answers

What was the largest crop grown near the Indus Valley?

• Beans

• Cotton

• Wheat

• Rice

Why do archeologists believe that the earliest Indian civilizations were built on mounds?

• to provide a place for the wealthiest to live, above the others

• to stay above water during floods

• to be closer to the gods

• none of the above

To keep their city clean, the Harrapans built what that was more advanced

than other civilizations at that time in history?

• a communal outhouse for each neighborhood

• throw away garbage in the sewage

• dispose of sewage in the Ganges river

• built bathrooms for each home with a sewage system

It is estimated that Mohenjo-Daro was destroyed at least _______ times by the flooding caused by monsoons.

• 2

• 0

• 7

• 20

Which animal appears on the majority of seals discovered in Mohenjo-Daro and the Indus Valley?

• Elephant

• Goat

• Tiger

• Unicorn

How did the Harrapans keep their cities safe?

• a citadel, or fort with walls surround the city

• secret underground tunnels for people to hide in

• security guards guarded the people outside of town

• they did little as nobody invaded them

How did the Harrapans keep their cities safe from

invaders and floods?

• a citadel, or fort with walls surround the city

• secret underground tunnels for people to hide in

• security guards guarded the people outside of town

• they did little as nobody invaded them

What is the English translation for Mohenjo-Daro?

• Mainland of the Districts

  
  

• Men of the Ditches

• Mound of the Dead

• Mud Bricks of the Deep