Indus River Valley Civilization Video

What name is given to the ancient civilization described in the video?

• Mesopotamian Civilization

• Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilization

• Ancient Greek Civilization

• Shang Dynasty

Which natural feature was most important for farming in the Indus Valley region?

• Deserts

• Rivers and monsoon flooding

• Mountain caves

• Coastal reefs

Which crop mentioned in the video was especially important for trade?

• Cotton

• Rice

• Wheat

• Dates

Archaeologists found seals from the Indus Valley in Mesopotamia. What do these seals most likely indicate?

• That the Indus people built pyramids in Mesopotamia

• That the Indus people never left their cities

• That the Indus people traded goods with Mesopotamia

• That the seals were used as weapons

Why is the Indus script difficult to decipher?

• Because it uses very long texts only

• Because many inscriptions are very short and there is no bilingual text

• Because it uses the Roman alphabet

• Because it was written on perishable wood only

What urban feature shows that Indus Valley cities were planned before they were built?

• Randomly placed temples

• Circular cities with no roads

• Grid layout of streets and uniform bricks

• Cities built only on hills

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Which city is described as the largest discovered so far from this civilization and had a “Great Bath”?

• Harappa

• Nineveh

• Babylon

• Mohenjo-daro

What evidence suggests the Harappan people may have been relatively peaceful?

• Many large statues of warriors were found

• Very few weapons have been discovered in the ruins

• Walled cities with many battle scenes

• Written laws demanding war

Which one of these is NOT a suggested reason mentioned in the video for the civilization’s disappearance?

• Change in monsoon patterns drying rivers

• Massive saltwater flooding ruining farmland

• Earthquake changing river courses

• Invention of airplanes causing migration