The Indus Valley Test

Name and Section

1. Bronze, copper, clay, bone, and ivory were all used by( ) of the Indus Valley to make useful and decorative objects.

• Inscriptions
• subcontinent
• artisans

2. Archeologists believe that the people of ancient Harappa constructedwalls not only for defense but also as a way to ( ) trade.

• subcontinent
• artisans
• regulate

3. The city of Mohenjo -Daro was an early exampleof how ( ) makes a city organized and successful.

• citadel
• monson
• Urban Planning

4. The builders of Mohenjo- Daro built a ( ) to house and protect government, religious, and business activites in the city.

• monson
• urban planning
• citadel

5. The ancient city of Mohenjo -Daro was remarkable for.

• because it was not near any source of fresh water.
• for its large piramid-shaped temples.
• as an example of urban planning

6. Why did the early people in the Indus Valley build villages on top of large mouds of mud and stone?

• to protect themselves form enemies.
• to save the best land for agriculture
• to keep the villages above the flood level
• to regulate traders

7. The people in the Indus Valley did NOT trade with the people of

• central Asia
• Mesopotamia
• Mesoamerica
• The Persian Golf

8. A granary is.

• A place to store grain.
• A place of religious ceremonies
• A public bath house

9. One of the theories about the end of the Harappan civilization is that it may been destroyed by a ( )

• Subcontinent
• monsoon
• urban planning