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Indus River Valley Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The mountains to the north of India are called..

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Andes Mountains

c)

The Himalayas

d)

Caucasus Mountains

2.

India is located on a

a)

Strait

b)

Subcontinent

c)

Channel

d)

Mesa

3.

Monsoons cause India to become

a)

Cold and Dry

b)

Cold and Wet

c)

Hot and Wet

d)

Hot and Dry

4.

The two major rivers in India are

a)

The Indus and the Ganges

b)

The Ganges and the Mekong

c)

The Indus and the Tigris

d)

The Tigris and the Euphrates

5.

Which body of water does not surround India?

a)

The Arabian Sea

b)

The Bay of Bengal

c)

The Indian Ocean

d)

The Caspian Sea

6.

The main building materials of the Indus Civilization was...

a)

Stone

b)

Brick

c)

Wood

d)

Straw

7.

One of the oldest cities in the Indus Valley was..

a)

Mohenjo-Daro

b)

Saraswathi

c)

Delhi

d)

Babylon

8.

By about which year did cities begin to trade?

a)

3500 BC

b)

3000 BC

c)

2500 BC

d)

2000 BC

9.

The ancient culture that develop the Indus river is called...

a)

The Maurya Civilization

b)

The Gupta Civilization

c)

The Mughal Civilization

d)

The Harappa Civilization

10.

One surprising technology the Indus Civilization had was...

a)

Arches

b)

Sewers

c)

Domes

d)

Iron weapons

11.

Historian today can read language from the Harappan Civilization

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Today the Harappan Civilization is mostly found in what country?

a)

Pakistan

b)

India

c)

Afganistan

d)

Nepal

13.

Which of the following was something not found in Harappan Culture

a)

Standardized weights

b)

Figurines of animals

c)

Complex temples to gods

d)

Board games

14.

The Indus Civilization began to decline around the

a)

2000's BC

b)

1900's BC

c)

1800's BC

d)

1700's BC

15.

Which of the following was a main cause for the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

Unemployment problems

b)

Rivers changing course

c)

Civil War

d)

Monsoon season stopped occurring

16.

Around the 1500s nomadic people migrated to the Indus Valley from...

a)

Southern India

b)

the Arabian Peninsula

c)

South East Asia

d)

the Hindu Kush