Indus Valley Civilization Quiz

What river was the Indus Valley Civilization located near?

• Ganges

• Indus

• Yamuna

• Brahmaputra

What was the Great Bath likely used for?

• Drinking water

• Religious rituals

• Storage

• Irrigation

Which material was commonly used for building houses?

• Wood

• Stone

• Sun-dried bricks

• Clay

Which city had a large citadel?

• Harappa

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Both

• Neither

What was a unique feature of Mohenjo-Daro?

• Granaries

• The Great Bath

• Trade seals

• Wells

What might have caused the decline of these cities?

• Flooding

• Invasion

• Climate change

• All of the above

What tool did the people use for trade?

• Coins

• Weights and measures

• Shells

• Gold bars

How were the streets of these cities organized?

• Randomly

• In grids

• In circles

• In triangles

What type of writing did they use?

• Sanskrit

• Pictographs

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

What did the discovery of toys suggest about life in these cities?

• They loved art

• They had free time and valued play

• They were warlike

• They focused only on survival