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WorksheetsERVC Indus (PER)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What item was found in ancient Mesopotamia that lead us to believe that Indus Valley traded over long distances?
a)
Jewelry
b)
Pottery
c)
Seals
d)
Swords
2.
What was one of the religious beliefs of the Indus Valley?
a)
They were monotheistic.
b)
They mummified the dead.
c)
They were polytheistic.
d)
They had shrines to the dead.
3.
What were the capital cities of ancient Indus Valley?
a)
Ur and Sumer
b)
Babylon and Thebes
c)
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
d)
Harappa and Memphis
4.
What happened to end the Indus Valley civilization?
a)
A destructive earthquake happened.
b)
No one is sure what happened.
c)
They ran out of food.
d)
The river changed course.
5.
Why do we know less about the Indus Valley than other civilizations?
a)
We haven't found ancient artifacts and ruins.
b)
We have not discovered the location of the civilization.
c)
We can't interpret their writing.
d)
We do not have anyone who has survived from the civilization to ask.
6.
What was a "seal"?
a)
A way to mark an object made by someone
b)
A way to hold an envelope together
c)
A barking animal
d)
An ancient ritual of religion
7.
The name of the large city discovered in 1921
a)
Harappa
b)
Cairo
c)
Bay of Bengal
8.
Each city had a large
a)
room
b)
granary
c)
house
9.
The people of the Indus Valley practiced
a)
pottery making
b)
communal farming
c)
reading and writing
10.
True or False: The people of the Indus Valley domesticated animals
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The people of the Indus Valley bought
a)
gold from South Africa
b)
gold from America
c)
gold from southern India
12.
What was the first ancient city archeologists discovered in the Indus River Valley?
a)
Harrappa
b)
Pakistan
c)
Medina
13.
What is the term that means a fortress or fort?
a)
citadel
b)
monsoon
c)
Fort Bliss
14.
There were two theories on what happened to the Indus Valley Civilization. Theory 1 stated that several waves of Aryan invaders destroyed the Harappan people. Which piece of evidence below supports Theory 1?
a)
The civilization disappeared around the same time the Aryans arrived.
b)
Archeologists have found traces of the settlements in the Ganges River
c)
Skeletons that were found from the cities show signs of sickness
15.
There were two theories on what happened to the Indus Valley Civilization. Theory 2 states that climate change, flooding, or a shift in the path of the Indus River caused a loss of crops which killed the people or made them move. Which piece of evidence below supports Theory 2?
a)
Skeletons at Mohenjo-daro show evidence of violent deaths from warfare
b)
Archeologists have found remains of villages along dry riverbeds where the Indus River used to flow
c)
The civilization disappeared around the same time the Aryans arrived.
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