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Indus Valley Civilization

Total questions: 126

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another name for the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

Roman Civilization

b)

Mayan Civilization

c)

Harappan Civilization

d)

Mesopotamian Civilization

2.

How did the Harappan Civilization get its name?

a)

From the modern village of Harappa

b)

From the Indus River

c)

From the Ganges River

d)

From the ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro

3.

What were some key features of urban planning in the Indus Valley cities?

a)

Grid pattern streets, advanced drainage systems, standardized brick sizes

b)

Circular street layout, primitive drainage systems, irregular brick sizes

c)

Linear street pattern, lack of drainage systems, varying brick dimensions

d)

Random street arrangement, basic sewage systems, non-standardized brick shapes

4.

What evidence suggests that the Indus Valley Civilization engaged in long-distance trade?

a)

Unearthing of Mayan pottery

b)

Discovery of artifacts like carnelian beads from Central Asia, Mesopotamian seals, and pottery from the Persian Gulf region.

c)

Finding of Egyptian hieroglyphics

d)

Discovery of Viking artifacts

5.

Describe the social structure of the Indus Valley Civilization.

a)

The social structure of the Indus Valley Civilization was egalitarian, with no distinct classes or hierarchy.

b)

The social structure of the Indus Valley Civilization was nomadic, with no permanent settlements or social organization.

c)

The social structure of the Indus Valley Civilization was matriarchal, with women holding all positions of power and authority.

d)

The social structure of the Indus Valley Civilization was hierarchical, with rulers, priests, artisans, and laborers, indicating a sophisticated society with centralized authority.

6.

What were some common religious beliefs and artistic practices of the Indus Valley people?

a)

Their religious beliefs centered around worshipping the sun and moon, with no artistic expressions.

b)

The Indus Valley people practiced monotheism and did not engage in any artistic activities.

c)

The common religious beliefs were worship of mother goddesses, animals, and trees, along with rituals involving fire altars. Artistic practices included creating seals, pottery, and sculptures depicting animals and humans.

d)

Artistic practices of the Indus Valley people primarily involved painting frescoes on cave walls, with no religious significance.

7.

What are some theories about the decline and disappearance of the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

Alien intervention

b)

Environmental factors like climate change, natural disasters, and ecological degradation, as well as social factors like invasion, migration, or internal conflicts.

c)

Zombie apocalypse

d)

Time travel paradox

8.

Which modern countries are part of the region where the Indus Valley Civilization existed?

a)

China, Sri Lanka

b)

Pakistan, India

c)

Nepal, Bangladesh

d)

Afghanistan, Myanmar

9.

What were some technological advancements seen in the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

Sophisticated textile production methods

b)

Advanced agricultural techniques

c)

Innovative architectural designs

d)

Advanced urban planning, standardized weights and measures, sophisticated pottery and metallurgy techniques, use of seals for trade and administrative purposes

10.

How did the Indus Valley people manage their water resources?

a)

Through a system of canals and bridges

b)

Through a system of drainage, wells, and reservoirs

c)

By relying solely on rainfall

d)

Using advanced technology not seen in other civilizations

11.

A society is called civilization if it has the following characteristics :

a)

Written languages

b)

Domestic Ceremonies

c)

Grand Marriages

d)

Specialization of Labour

12.

The term civilization is derived from Latin word :

a)

Civitas

b)

Civvillis

c)

Civitass

d)

Civilist

13.

Civilization can be defined as ' the stage of human cultural development and organization which is considered most advanced.'

a)

True

b)

False

14.

River Valley Civilizations are also known as (a)   .

15.

(a)   floods spread silt across the valleys.

16.

____________________ suggests that granaries played a vital role in the Indus Valley Civilizations.

a)

Archaelogist

b)

Excavations

c)

Researchers

d)

none of these

17.

What are Gabarbands ?

(a)  

18.

The most important public place in Mohenjodaro was the Great Bath , comprising of the tank situated in the lower town.It was meant for religious ceremonies.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The Harappans had trade relations with Afghanistan and (a)   .

20.

Mesopotamian texts from about _________ indicate trade relations with Indus Valley.

a)

Year 1697

b)

Circa 2450 BCE

c)

Circa 2790 BCE

d)

2350 BCE

21.

The most famous Harappan seals are ___________ and ___________ discovered in Mohenjodaro.

a)

Shiva seal

b)

Dancing girl seal

c)

Unicorn seal

d)

Pashupati seal

22.

Wheat was the staple food but barley and (a)   were also eaten.

23.

Ornaments were made up of semi-precious stones such as crystal , jade , agate, __________ and ______________.(Separate both answers with 'and '.)

(a)  

24.

Select any feature of Mesopotamian Civilization.

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Writing

d)

mathematics

25.

Identify this public place.

a)

Granary

b)

Citadel

c)

Great Bath

d)

Lothal

26.

Indus Valley Civilization belonged to the ______ age

a)

Copper

b)

Iron

c)

Bronze

27.

The Great Granary was found in _______

a)

Mohenjodaro

b)

Harappa

c)

Lothal

28.

The Indus Valley civilization flourished _____ years ago

a)

4500

b)

2000

c)

3000

29.

Identify this structure.

a)

Dockyard at Lothal

b)

The Great Bath

c)

The Assembly Hall

30.

What is this image called?

a)

Dancing girl

b)

Standing girl

c)

Bronze girl

31.

Their main food was ______

a)

Wheat

b)

Rice

c)

Barley

32.

These people traded with______

a)

Persia

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Afghanistan

d)

All of the above

33.

Toys were generally made of _________

a)

Clay

b)

wood

c)

Terracotta

34.

This jewelry was worn by ________

a)

Poor people

b)

Rich People

c)

All people

35.

People wore _______ clothes.

a)

Cotton

b)

Woolen

c)

Both the above

d)

None of the above

36.

He was also known as _______

a)

King

b)

Pashupati

c)

Priest King

37.

Amulets were worn to ________

a)

Look beautiful

b)

Show religious importance

c)

To keep away from evil

38.

Harappa is situated on the banks of river _______

a)

Indus

b)

Ravi

c)

Beas

39.

In the houses of these people the rooms were ______the courtyard.

a)

around

b)

above

c)

below

40.

The Indus Valley people preferred _______

a)

Indoor games

b)

Outdoor games

c)

Both of the above

41.

What river was the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization built around?

a)

Nile River

b)

Yellow River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Indus River

42.

Which was one of the major cities in the Indus Valley?

a)

Babylon

b)

Harappa

c)

Thebes

d)

Ninevah

43.

What major architectural work was built in Mohenjo-daro?

a)

The Great Bath

b)

The Great Wall

c)

The Great Hall

d)

The Great Tower

44.

What were the cities of the Indus River Valley like? (two answers here)

a)

They were unplanned messes.

b)

They were laid out in a grid pattern.

c)

They had drainage and sewer systems.

d)

They had uneven brick homes.

45.

Where on earth is the Indus River Valley?

a)

Iraq

b)

Pakistan and Western India

c)

North Carolina

d)

China

46.

The mountains to the north of India are called..

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Andes Mountains

c)

The Himalayas

d)

Caucasus Mountains

47.

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

48.

Which City?

a)

Mohenjo-Daro

b)

Harappa

c)

Thebes

d)

China

49.

Which City?

a)

China

b)

Harappa

c)

Thebes

d)

Mohenjo-Daro

50.

Which river?

a)

Huang He

b)

Indus River

c)

Brahmaputra River

d)

Ganges River

51.

Which body of water?

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

Ganges River

c)

Indus River

d)

Bay of Bengal

52.

The Harappan civilization developed in which river valley?

a)

the Nile River

b)

the Indus River

c)

the Tigris River

d)

the Ganges River

53.
Harappan civilizations were very advanced and included bathrooms with indoor plumbing.
a)
true
b)
false
54.

What types of religion do the people of Indus River Valley practice?

a)

Christianity & Hinduism

b)

Islamic & Buddhism

c)

Buddhism & Hinduism

d)

Hinduism & Christianity

55.

What or Who is Mohenjo-Daro?

a)

an ancient Indian Warrior

b)

an ancient Persian spiritual leader

c)

an ancient Aryan game

d)

an ancient Indus River Valley City

56.

An ancient Indian language is

a)

Sanskrit.

b)

Aryan.

c)

nomadic.

d)

Persian.

57.

What were some of the achievements the Indus River valley people were known for?

a)

temples made of stone

b)

Plays

c)

the wheel

d)

Calculus

e)

60 seconds in a minute

58.
Where was the Indus Valley Civilization? 
a)
South Africa
b)
Pakistan and India
c)
Iraq and India 
59.
The name of the large city discovered in 1921
a)
Harappa
b)
Cayro
c)
Bay of Bengal 
60.
Buildings and streets in Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were arranged in a 
a)
mountain
b)
grid
c)
circle
61.
Each city had a large 
a)
room
b)
granary 
c)
house
62.
Mohenjo-daro designed and built one of the first 
a)
building complex
b)
park system 
c)
drainage and sewage system
63.
The people of the Indus Valley practiced
a)
pottery making
b)
communal farming
c)
reading and writing
64.
True or False: The people of the Indus Valley domesticated animals 
a)
True
b)
False
65.
The people of the Indus Valley bought 
a)
gold from South Africa
b)
gold from America
c)
gold from southern India
66.
What caused the irrigation system to be destroyed? 
a)
Invadors
b)
Volcanos
c)
Earthquakes and floods
67.
Name the two rivers that were part of the Indus Valley 
a)
Euphrates and Nile
b)
Arabian and Bengal
c)
Ganges and Indus
68.

Indus valley civilization is also called as _______________

a)

Harrapan civilization

b)

River Civilization

c)

Indian Civilization

d)

Civilization

69.

Is Indus valley civilization a river civilization?

a)

Yes

b)

No

70.

What was the main occupation of the Indus Valley civilization?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Pottery

c)

Painting/Art

d)

Building

71.

What trading system did the Indus valley civilization use?

a)

Barter system

b)

Barter systen

c)

Bartern system

d)

Barter systej

72.

Indus valley people had a very well planed (a)   (Please fill in the blank)

73.

Indus Valley had a "Citadel". True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

74.

In the Indus valley civilization Houses were built around the courtyard. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

75.

What do we call the people who study about history?

(a)  

76.

Is a granary a place to store rice

?

a)

Yes

b)

no

77.

How did the Indus valley people trade?

a)

Through water

b)

Through walking

c)

They did not trade

d)

Through throwing

78.

Did the Indus valley people put stone slabs on top of the drainage system?

a)

Yes

b)

No

79.

Indus valley was located near _______________________

a)

Indus river

b)

Indus rivelt

c)

Inds river

d)

Indun river

80.

Main 2 cities of Indus valley civilization was?

a)

Mohenjo-Daro, Harrapa

b)

Mohenjo-DAR0, Harrapa

c)

Mohenjo-Daro, Harrapm

d)

Mohenjo-Daroharrapa

81.

Indus valley civilization had 3 structures in Upper town and they were?

a)

Great bath, granary, assembly hall

b)

Grat bath, granary, assembly hall

c)

Great bath, granari, assembly hall

d)

Great bath, granary, assembly hale

82.

Indus valley people cared about their health & wealth. True or false?

a)

True

b)

Falsa

c)

False

d)

Treu

83.

What are the 2 main cities of Indus Valley civilization?

a)

Harappa

b)

Mohenjo-daro

c)

Chengdu

d)

Giza

84.

How old is the Indus Valley civilization?

a)

5000

b)

7500

c)

11000

d)

8000

85.

What were the main characteristics of the Indus Valley Civilization? (one or more answers)

a)

Drainage System

b)

Art of Writing

c)

Town Planning

d)

Medicine and Surgery

86.

What was the main occupation of the people of the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Trade

c)

Priests

d)

Craftsmanship

87.

Which materials were used in making buildings in Harappan culture?

a)

Cement

b)

Terracotta

c)

Stones

d)

Bricks

88.

Which of the following technique used for making bronze statues during Harappan Civilization?

a)

Lost Wax Casting

b)

Ivory carving

c)

Wood carving

d)

Stone carving

89.

The stone sculpture of male torso was found in which of the following archaeological site?

a)

Mohenjo-daro

b)

Lothal

c)

Dholavira

d)

Harappa

90.

Which of the following artifact of the Harappan civilization was mainly used for commercial purposes?

a)

Bronze/metal sculpture

b)

Stone sculpture

c)

Seal

d)

Terracotta

91.

Which of the following statement is correct about terracotta?

a)

It is clay like earthenware

b)

The terracotta representations of human form crude in the Indus valley

c)

All of the above

92.

What was the most important building in Harappa ?

answer choices

a)

The Granary

b)

The houses

c)

The Great Bath

93.

Why do we know less about the Indus Valley than other civilization?

a)

We haven't found ancient artifacts and ruins.

b)

We have not discovered the location of the civilization

c)

We can't interpret their writing.

d)

We do not have anyone who has survived from the civilization to ask.

94.

Today the Harappan Civilization is mostly found in what country?

a)

Pakistan

b)

India

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Nepal

95.

The ___________ is the largest in area of all the contemporary civilization's

a)

indus valley civilization

b)

egyptian civilization

c)

Chinese civilization

96.

The indus vally civilization is also known as the (a)  

97.

Mohenjadaro is most well-known for its _____________

a)

citadel

b)

granaries

c)

great bath

d)

dockyard

98.

An ____________ is a person who excavates ancient sites

a)

cardidagist

b)

ophthalmologist

c)

archeologist

d)

hepatologist

99.

The ________________ is a unique feature of indus vally civilization

a)

grid system

b)

drainage system

100.

_____________and___________ were the main crops cultivated by the Indus people

a)

potato and carrots

b)

wheat and barley

101.

The Harappan people made clay models called

a)

models

b)

toys

c)

terracotta

102.

The bronze figure found at an Indus site is that of a __________

a)

walking toy

b)

dancing girl

c)

studying noob

103.

A place where grains were stored-

a)

citadel

b)

seal

c)

granaries

d)

dockyard

104.

A raised part of a city surrounded by walls for protection-

a)

dockyard

b)

seal

c)

citadel

d)

granaries

105.

An engraved piece of clay used as a stamp-

a)

dockyard

b)

citadel

c)

granaries

d)

seal

106.

A place where ships are repaired and built-

a)

seal

b)

granaries

c)

citadel

d)

dockyard

107.

In Indus Valley, Kalibagan is famous for which of the following:

a)

Rock Cut Architecture

b)

Sea Port

c)

Cotton Cultivation

d)

Pottery

108.

In Indus Valley, Dholavira is famous for which of the following:

a)

Rock Cut Architecture

b)

water conservation

c)

Cotton Cultivation

d)

Pottery

109.

The first metal used by man was

a)

Aluminum

b)

Copper

c)

Iron

d)

Silver

110.

The Harappan Civilisation was discovered in the year

a)

1922

b)

1921

c)

1920

d)

1932

111.

The people of Indus Valley civilsation usually built their houses of:

a)

Backed Bricks

b)

Stone

c)

Wood

d)

All of the above

112.

Sanskrit, the language of the Indo Aryans, is similar to what other language?

a)

chinese

b)

japanese

c)

Ancient Sumerian

d)

Greek and Latin

113.

Which of the following would be a good source to learn more about the life of the Aryans?

a)

The Bible

b)

The Torah

c)

The Rig Veda

d)

The Quran

114.

A person in the Vaishya caste might be

a)

An Artist

b)

A garbage man

c)

A warrior

d)

A farmer

115.

Which of the following crops did the Indus Valley civilization trade with other civilizations?

a)

coffee

b)

cotton

c)

chocolate

d)

oranges

116.

The Hindu Kush and the _________ are examples of what geographical feature?

a)

Himalayas; Natural barriers

b)

Harrapa, cities

c)

Mohenjedarro, cities

d)

The Indus river, rivers

117.

The Indo Aryans shifted from which economical development to which?

a)

Hunting to Gathering

b)

Farming to Herding

c)

Herding to Farming

d)

Hunting to Trading

118.

Archeologists have found _____ within which region/civilization? This signified that the Indo Aryans traded with them.

a)

seals, Mesopotamia

b)

Vedas,

Africa

c)

seals,

China

d)

Vedas,

Spain

119.

Identify 3 achievements made by the Indo Aryans?

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120.

What affect did the monsoons have on the people of ancient India?

(Tell me all you know or remember about monsoons.)

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121.

Although the fall of the Indus Valley civilization is unknown, there are some theories made by historians, what is one that was discussed?

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122.

How did The Indo Aryans measure their wealth ?

a)

using a ruler

b)

counting their cattle

c)

counting their crops

d)

using a scale

123.

Which mountain range can we find in the southern part of the Indus Valley?

a)

The Himalayas

b)

The Hindu Kush Mountains

c)

The Eastern and Western Ghats

124.

a. In which city was the great bath located? b. what was its purpose?

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125.

What were the 2 main rivers with river systems in the Indus Valley?

a)

Indus River and Brahmaputra River

b)

Indus River and Gupta River

c)

Ganges River & Brahmaputra River

d)

Indus River & Ganges River

126.

Use the word import in a sentence to show you know the meaning.

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