Cities Along the Indus (3.1.1 )

Where were the first cities of Harappan Civilization built?

• The first cities were built in the Indus Valley, which included parts of present-day Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan.

• The first cities were built in the Nile Valley, which included parts of present-day Egypt and Sudan.

• The first cities were built in the Yellow River Valley, which included parts of present-day China.

• The first cities were built in the Andes, which included parts of present-day Peru and Bolivia.

How large was the city of Harappa (both in terms of physical and human geography)?

• The city of Harappa had an area of 380 acres (or 288 football fields) and a population of between 40,000 and 80,000.

• The city of Harappa had an area of 50 acres and a population of about 5,000.

• The city of Harappa had an area of 1,000 acres and a population of over 200,000.

• The city of Harappa had an area of 150 acres and a population of 10,000.

Some of the signs of advanced culture seen in Mohenjo Daro include:

• Well-planned streets and drainage systems

• Pyramids and mummies

• Hieroglyphic writing on papyrus

• Colosseums and gladiator fights

• Vast differences between privileged elite and working classes

Historians don’t know more about why Harappan civilization declined because:

• the Harappan written language has not been deciphered

• the civilization was too small to study

• most historians are not interested in ancient civilizations

• the climate was always stable in that region

• it left behind no artifacts

The group that arrived in the Indus River Valley several hundred years after the decline of Harappan society was:

• Aryans

• Romans

• Mongols

• Persians

• Indians

Which of the following characteristics is the early Indo-Aryan way of life known for?

• Nomadic lifestyle

• Large cities

• Industrial society

• Maritime trade

• Complex urban planning

Sanskrit is related to which of the following language groups?

• Indo-European languages

• Dravidian languages

• Sino-Tibetan languages

• Afro-Asiatic languages

• Aryo-Asian languages

How early did people begin farming in the river valleys of the Indian subcontinent?

• Around 5000 BCE
• Around 7000 BCE
• Around 3000 BCE
• Around 1000 BCE

TRUE OR FALSE: The northern region of the Indian subcontinent is largely uninhabited, due to the Himalaya mountains.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE: The southern peninsula of the Indian subcontinent is the most heavily populated region.

• True

• False