WorksheetsIndus River Valley Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Mohenjo-Daro and Balakot were different because...
Mohenjo-Daro focused on farming and Balakot focused on trade.
Mohenjo-Daro focused on trade and Balakot focused on farming.
They were pretty much the same
The streets were different in both cities.
Mohenjo-Daro and Balakot were similar because
They had the same type on economy
They were laid out the same (streets)
They had the same ruler
They were not similar
The Indus Valley’s major fresh water source was…
Ganges River
Mississippi River
Arabian Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Indus River
The Great Bath was used as a …
Religious way to purify people
An industrial way to wash animals for sacrifice
Religious way to sacrifice people
A way to irrigate the crops
The Indus Valley’s major salt water source was…
Ganges River
Mississippi River
Arabian Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Indus River
What did Mohenjo-Daro use in the city to help prepare for a year with little food?
Houses
The Citadel
The Great Bath
The Granary
Baked clay bricks
Compass Birds are used by sailors for what?
To show them when a storm is coming
To warm them of rocks under the ocean
To show them where the closes land is
As meals on board
Kings and Priests
Compass birds were used by sailors in what city?
Mohenjo-Daro
Harappa
Balakot
Ur, Mesopotamia
The preferred mode of land transportation for moving large amounts was…
Elephant
Bullock Cart
Camels
Dodge Caravan
Why do we know little about the Indus Valley people?
We have not translated their language
We have not found any artifacts they left behind
They had no written language
c. They had no spoken language
The Citadel was…
A thirty foot mount that was important to religion and government.
A large area used for worships
The capital building
The biggest city in the Indus Valley
We know that Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley traded because....
Historians found Ziggurats in the Indus Valley.
Historians found Indus trading seals in Mesopotamia.
Read read about trade in Indus Valley literature.
Historians found the same laws in both civilizations.
The first Indus Valley cities were uncovered in...
2001 C.E.
1921 C.E.
1799 C.E.
1100 C.E.
Some of the most impressive things about Indus Valley cities were...
The grid system used to lay out the roads.
The impressive sewage system
The use of streetlights
The use of windows to create air-conditioning in homes
The Indus Valley people were considered _______1________ because scientist found______2_______.
1. War mongers 2. Many weapons
1. Peaceful 2.Few weapons
1. Weak 2. Many Weapons
1. Powerful 2. Few weapons
