Ancient Harappan Civilization Lessons

Where was the Harappan civilization located?

• Nile River

• Hindus River

• Amazonas River

• Victoria Falls

In the 1920s, archaeologists found not one but two huge cities:

• Pakistan

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Harappa

• Sumeria

In what general directions did traders from Harappa travel?

• north and west

• west and south

• east and north

• north and south

Farmers in the Indus Valley grew a variety of crops:

• Wheat, dates

• Corn and rice

• Cotton, corn and celery

• Vegetables and cotton

Archaeologists have found evidence that the Harappans had contact with:

• Sumerian and Egyptians

• Indian and Mesopotamian

• Pakistan and Egyptian

• Sumerian and Mesopotamian

Most of this contact with other cultures was in the form of _______.

In contrast to cuneiform and hieroglyphics, the Harappan language has been impossible to ________.

Most of what we have learned about the Harappans has come from studying their __________.

• Food

• Cities

• Writing

• Sculptures

What in this picture suggests that Mohenjo-Daro was a well-planned city?

Why do we not know much about Harappan civilization?

• Sculpture and arts

• Language

• Citty planning

• Farming and trade routes