THE First Civilization In India

Along what RIVER did the Harappan Civilization develop?

• Ganges

• Nile

• Indus

• Jordan

Hidden underneath ______ archaeologists found remains of houses, buildings and temples built thousands of years ago!

• the original Indian sea-bed

• present-day cities

• layers of soil

• volcanic remains

They named one of these ancient cities Harappa. What did they name the other city?

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Himalayanna

• Memphis

• Ganges

The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the first civilizations in the world.  What two cities were at the center of this civilization?

• Hormuz and Rome
• Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
• Indus and Brahmaputra
• Ganges and Indus

Life began in India along the __________ River.

• Nile
• Amazon
• Mississippi
• Indus

A feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa ancient cities was

• citadel
• running water and sewage
• brick homes
• all of the choices

A unique feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa were the

• streets laid out in a grid like fashion
• subways
• asphalt paved roads
• road signs

(4) Why do historians know less about the Harappan civilization than they know about ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?

• The writings of ancient India have not been deciphered.
• Ancient India was not advanced enough to have a writing system.
• Ancient India did not need a writing system because they did not trade.
• Ancient India did have a writing system called Sanskrit.

What is today's problem with the Harappan writing system?

• The Harappan civilization had no writing system.

• Scholars have not yet learned to read it.

• The "Seals" only tell stories about animal legends.

• It disappeared with the Harappan civilization.

To the west of the great bath, we can see____________

• Houses

• Dockyard

• Granary