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1.2 Harappan Civilization
1.2 Harappan Civilization
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1
Is it true the Indians had the worlds oldest dice?
true
false
2
Which mountains are located in the north of India?
Hindu Kush & Appennines
Andes & Alps
Himalayas & Atlas
Hindu Kush & Himalayas
3
The early Indus River Valley cultures were the first cities to have city-wide sewage systems.
True
False
4
Which river formed the basis of India's first civilization?
Indus River
Ganges River
Brahmaputra River
Huang River
5
What two main economic activities supported the Indus Valley civilizations?
agriculture & trade
herding animals & cloth making
war & slavery
entertainment & games
6
Why were river floods a welcome event for early Indus River Valley people?
floods provided drinking water for the whole year
floods left behind rich soil
floods helped clean dirt out of their towns
floods stopped foreign invaders
7
Historians believe that Indus Valley people practiced an early form of which religion?
Buddhism
Islam
Zorastrianism
Hinduism
8
What advancements aided ancient Indians with trade?
papyrus and ink
accurate weights & measures, and stone seals
the first guns & gun powder
large boats for shipping trade items
9
What is a monsoon?
a period of destructive hail
a period of seasonal winds and/or rain
a period of death and destruction
a period of time that comes only once every decade
10
What is a special building used to hold, or store, grain called?
storehouse
granary
barn
silo
11
Where is Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, located?
the Alps
the Andes
the Himalayas
the Hindu Kush
12
What types of animals were present in the early Indus Valley?
cattle/bulls and alligators
cattle/bulls and llamas
cattle/bulls and rhinoceroses
cattle/bulls and polar bears
13
What is a huge, fortified area in a city called?
fort
camp
citadel
castle
14
During which season does most rain fall in the Indian subcontinent?
spring
winter
summer
fall
15
Why do archaeologists know so little about government or religion of Indus Valley civilization?
no one can read Indus writing
all records were lost in a monsoon
they communicated through sign language
no written records have been found
16
What physical feature was central to early civilizations?
deserts
mountains
jungles
rivers
17
What are the two greatest Indus Valley cities discovered so far?
Lothal & Kalibangan
Rojadi & Silak
Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro
Shiva & Vishnu
18
Which ocean does the Indian subcontinent jut out into?
Atlantic
Indian
Artic
Pacific
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What caused this ancient Indian civilization to disappear? No one REALLY knows but we suspect....
drought
heavy flooding
a series of earthquakes
foreign invaders
