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Indus Valley Review #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Civilization began in the Indus River Valley about _________ years ago!

a)

5,000

b)

6,000

c)

4,000

d)

2,000

2.

Indus people were probably _______________________.

a)

monotheistic

b)

biotheistic

c)

polytheistic

d)

tritheistic

3.

Based on archaeological findings, we know the Indus River Valley people made jewelry and furniture.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Most Indus River Valley people were buried in __________.

a)

ziggurats

b)

mass graves

c)

family tombs

d)

coffins

5.

The richest people in an Indus city were probably _________ or merchants.

a)

farmers

b)

landowners

c)

fishers

d)

artisans

6.

Indus people did not use __________.

a)

libraries

b)

plows

c)

money

d)

farms

7.

Indus Valley cities depended on _________.

a)

trade

b)

kings

c)

queens

d)

social hierarchy

8.

Indus Valley traders traveled by boat, on foot, and by cart. They traded with ___________________.

a)

China

b)

Austrailia

c)

The United States

d)

Mesopotamia

9.

Indus people lived peacefully without ____________.

a)

families

b)

a military

c)

neighbors

d)

water transportation

10.

Indus cities had mud-brick buildings and usually had ______ around them.

a)

bathrooms

b)

fountains

c)

walls

d)

fences

11.

Indus Valley people had clean ___________ and excellent drains.

a)

water

b)

bathrooms

c)

houses

d)

food

12.

Most cities had a _________ or a ___________.

a)

queen, joker

b)

king, queen

c)

king, joker

d)

prince, princess

13.

Indus River people had a strong central government.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The __________ is the longest river Pakistan (a country in Asia).

a)

Euphrates

b)

Tigris

c)

Amazon

d)

Indus

15.

The Indus River begins in the __________ Mountains, and flows into the Arabian Sea.

a)

Himalaya

b)

Andes

c)

Rocky

d)

Appalachian

16.

The two biggest cities in the Indus Valley were __________ and ____________.

a)

Harappa, Burgaw

b)

Mohenjo-Daro, Burgaw

c)

Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro

d)

Harappa, Wilmington

17.

Ancient India was broken up into 5 strict classes called _________.

a)

castes

b)

parties

c)

democracy

d)

pyramid classes

18.

Priests and leaders were _____________ which was the highest class of Indus Valley people.

a)

Brahmans

b)

Kshatryia

c)

Vaishya

d)

Shudras

19.

_____________ were traders or farmers who owned their own land.

a)

Untouchables.

b)

Brahmans

c)

Vaishya

d)

Kshatryia

20.

___________________ were at the very bottom of the caste system, technically not belonging to a caste at all.

a)

Untouchables

b)

Shudras

c)

Vaishya

d)

Brahmans