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WorksheetsIndus River Valley Webquest Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
In what river valley did Ancient India begin?
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile
Indus River Valley
Mississppi
How long ago did Ancient India become a civilization?
2000 years ago
3000 years ago
4000 years ago
about 5,000 years ago
What two countries made up the area that was once Ancient India?
Northern India and Pakistan
India and Afghanistan
Afghanistan and Pakistan
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
The "Great Bath" is located in which Ancient Indian City?
Harappa
Kalibangan
Mohenjo-Daro
Lothal
True or False:
The Indus Valley Region was a very violent region. There was LOTS of evidence of armies, battles, and wars found int the Indus Valley
True
False
People in the Indus River Valley would stay cool by....
Spending time in courtyards outside
Use the roof tops of their homes as a extra room and place to sleep and spend time with family
Both answers are correct
None of the above are correct
Based on Archaeological evidence found it appears Men seem to have been healthier than women.
True
False
Children of the Indus Valley...
completed daily chores
were taught how to farm and hunt
played games
all of the above
Archaeologists have found evidence that Farmers in the Indus Valley....
did not grow crops in the winter due to monsoons
grew the same crops all year long
rotated seasonal crops in the summer and winter
The Indus Valley people used money
true
false
Evidence that prove the decline of the Indus Valley include:
Cities became overcrowded, new buildings built over the Great Bath
People stopped maintaining the drains and they became blocked,
Traders hid valuable in their homes
ALL are examples of how it began to fall apart
Which ancient civilization was Ancient India's major trading partner?
Egypt
Greece
Mesopotamia
China
Trade may have led to the decline of Indus cities because
People got tired of growing the same crops and doing the same things all the time so they just stopped
Trade networks from Mesopotamia collapsed causing problems for the Indus ciites
Traders got greedy and raised the prices of goods and services making it difficult for people to make a profit
Droughts caused a decrease in crops to harvest.
True or false: Archaeologists have proven without any doubt that the people of the Indus Valley were peaceful.
true
false
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason Archeologists believe the Indus Valley declined.
trade declined
war with other civilizations
a natural disaster transformed the geography and climate
the people just got up and left
