WorksheetsUnlocking the Secrets of Mohenjodaro
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
How did modern scholars learn that Mohenjodaro had ever existed?
Astronauts saw it from space.
Historians read ancient scrolls.
Archaeologists found its ruins.
Historians saw it on Google Earth.
The ruins of Mohenjodaro are located in present-day
Afghanistan.
India.
Iraq,
Pakistan.
The discovery of weights, marked rods, and a scale suggests that the people of Mohenjodaro
kept themselves healthy by exercising.
used stone as a form of currency.
a uniform system of measurement.
invented a system of writing.
What caused the downfall of Mehonjodaro?
flooding
foreign armies
earthquakes
scientists are not 100% sure
True or false: The great bath may have been used in religious rituals.
true
false
What were kilns used for in Mohenjodaro?
drilling holes into beads
stringing necklaces together
digging up stone for necklaces
baking clay into beads
Stone seals found in Mohenjodaro could have been used as:
jewelry
charms
merchant tags
all of the above
What made the sewer system of Mohenjodaro unique?
The design was a replica of the sewage system already built in Rome.
The system of its complexity would not be built for another 2,000 years.
The system got rid of waste without polluting nearby waterways
The system cleaned the water
Which game may have originated in ancient India?
Monopoly
Chess
Boggle
Connect 4
Most clay models found in Mojenjodaro were made out of
terra cotta
wood
bull horn
yoke
Which fact shows that Mohenjodaro was carefully planned?
Wheeled carts were pulled by animals.
The workshops were made of mud bricks.
Some of the houses were larger than others.
Nine streets divided the lower city into blocks.
What evidence shows us how men in Mohenjodaro might have dressed?
pictographs
an ancient statue
a report by a visitor
remains of an old robe
Where did most of the people of Mohenjodaro live?
in the citidel
in the tall tower
in the lower city
in the courtyards
Homes in Mohenjodaro had from one to a dozen rooms. What does this suggest about the city?
Some houses had indoor bathrooms.
Some apartments held several families.
Some people were wealthier than others.
Some families had grandparents living with them.
Which of these questions about Mohenjodaro would be hardest to answer on the basis of artifacts?
What foods did people eat?
What songs did people sing?
What games did people play?
What clothes did people wear?
