River Valley Civilizations 2.6 Indus Valley: Trade and Artifacts

One advantage of establishing trade with distant regions for an ancient civilization is:

• Access to new resources and goods

• Increased risk of invasion

• Loss of cultural identity

• Decreased economic activity

According to the reading passage, which regions did the people of the Indus Valley trade with?

• Only local regions

• Mesopotamia, Persia, and Central Asia

• China and Japan

• Africa and Europe

Historians have evidence that the Indus Valley Civilization engaged in long-distance trade because:

• artifacts from distant regions have been found at Indus Valley sites

• the Indus Valley Civilization had a written language

• the Indus Valley Civilization built large cities

• the Indus Valley Civilization practiced advanced agriculture

Look at the image of the Indus Valley seals. What were these seals used for?

• Decoration only

• Trade and administrative purposes

• Religious ceremonies

• Writing stories

What was vital for the economic prosperity of the Indus Valley Civilization?

• Agriculture

• Trade

• Warfare

• Religion

What does the use of standardized weights and measures indicate about the Indus Valley Civilization?

(a)  

What are Indus seals?

• Large storage facilities for surplus grain

• Small, carved stones used in trade, often depicting animals and inscriptions

• Standardized systems used in trade

• The crafting of metal objects

What is metalwork?

• The crafting of metal objects, often for trade

• Large storage facilities for surplus grain

• Standardized systems used in trade

• Small, carved stones used in trade

Weights and measures: (a)   systems used in trade.

Granaries are:

• Small, carved stones used in trade

• The crafting of metal objects

• Standardized systems used in trade

• Large storage facilities for surplus grain