Geography and the Early Settlement of India AND Mohenjo Daro

Question 1

Much of the water in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers comes from

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melting ice in the mountains

Question 2

The discovery of a scale, stone weights, and a marked rod suggests that the people of Mohenjo?

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hand a consistent way of measuring

Question 3

Which phrases best describes the Eastern and Western Ghats?

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mountain ranges

Question 4

Which of the following locations has the most fertile farmland?

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the plains along the Ganges

Question 5

Which of these questions would be the hardest to answer by looking at artifacts?

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What songs did people sing?

Question 6

Homes in Mohenjodaro had from one to a dozen rooms. What does this suggest about the city?

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Some people were wealthier than others

Question 7

How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India?

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protection from enemies

Question 8

What evidence showed us how men Mohenjodaro may have dressed?

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an ancient statue

Question 9

Where did most of the people of Mohenjodaro live?

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in the lower city

Question 10

During the summer in India, the monsoon brings

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heavy rain

Question 11

Compared with the Eastern and Western Ghats, the Deccan Plateau has

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a drier climate

Question 12

Which of the following locations has the most fertile farmland?

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the plains along the Ganges

Question 13

What does this list show about Mohenjo Daro? List: Invaders, Floods, Earthquakes

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theories for why it disappeared

Question 14

Which fact shows that Mohenjodaro was carefully planned?

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Nine streets divided the city into a grid.

Question 15

What do these seals tell historians about Mohenjodaro?

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the types of animals people saw

Question 16

For what was the structure that was 39 feet long and 8 feet deep with a well and drain used?

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bathing

Question 17

Which feature of Mohenjodaro was quite different from other settlements of that time?

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sewer system

Question 18

A traveler in the Thar Desert would be likely to see many

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sand dunes

Question 19

A war game played in ancient India is thought to be an early form of

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chess

Question 20

Where were the earliest known settlements in India?

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beside the rivers

Question 21

Harappan civilization, which included ancient Mohenjodaro, developed in the

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Indus River valley

Question 22

How are the Indus and Ganges rivers similar to the Nile River in Egypt?

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The carry silt that enriches the soil.

Question 23

Because of its large size and its position to large masses of land and water, India is called

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a subcontinent

Geography and the Early Settlement of India AND Mohenjo Daro

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Geography and the Early Settlement of India AND Mohenjo Daro

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