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MohenjoDaro
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Part of Mohenjodaro was raised and surrounded by a wall. What does this suggest about the city?
It had religious leaders who lived separately.
It had rich people who owned the best homes.
It had traders who stayed near the roads.
It had enemies who might attack the residents.
2
Much of the water in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers comes from
natural springs in the desert.
rain-fed streams in the plateau.
melting ice in the mountains.
large lakes in the northern plain.
3
Which of these questions about Mohenjodaro would be hardest to answer on the basis of artifacts?
What clothes did people wear?
What foods did people eat?
What games did people play?
What songs did people sing?
4
What does this seal tell historians about Mohenjodaro?
the types of jewelry people wore
the types of animals people saw
the types of jobs people did
the types of gods people worshipped
5
Archaeologists found a structure with a well nearby and a drain along one side. How was it likely used?
for cooking
for bathing
for grinding grain
for making wine
6
Which feature of Mohenjodaro was quite different from other settlements of that time?
brick homes
dirt roads
sewer system
A. high wall
7
What evidence reveals how men in Mohenjodaro might have dressed?
. an ancient statue
remains of an old robe
a report by a visitor
pictographs
8
Homes in Mohenjodaro had from one to a dozen rooms. What does this suggest about the city?
Some apartments held several families.
Some families had grandparents living with them.
Some houses had indoor bathrooms.
Some people were wealthier than others.
9
During the summer in India, the monsoon brings
pleasant mornings.
heavy rain
dust storms.
unbearable heat.
10
Which fact shows that Mohenjodaro was carefully planned?
Nine streets divided the lower city into blocks
The workshops were made of mud bricks.
Wheeled carts were pulled by animals.
Some of the houses were larger than others.
11
The discovery of a scale, stone weights, and a marked rod suggests that the people of Mohenjodaro
traded with people from far away.
had uniform ways to measure.
knew how to make tools of iron.
started a new kind of mathematics.
12
Where did most of the people of Mohenjodaro live?
in the courtyards
in the citadel
in the tall tower
in the lower city
13
How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India?
prevention of earthquakes
consistent water supply
protection from enemies
. roads for trade routes
14
Because of its large size and its position in relation to large masses of land and water, India is called
an isthmus.
a plateau.
an ecosystem.
a subcontinent.
15
Which of the following parts of India has the most fertile farmland?
the plains along the Ganges
the Hindu Kush
the Himalaya Mountains
the Deccan Plateau
16
How are the Indus and Ganges rivers similar to the Nile River in Egypt?
They carry silt that enriches the soil.
They begin in the same general area.
They flow in the same general direction.
They have big floods that prevented early settlement.
17
How did modern scholars learn that Mohenjodaro had ever existed?
Archaeologists found its ruins.
Geographers studied old maps.
Historians read ancient scrolls.
Astronauts saw it from space.
18
What does the list show about the civilization that included Mohenjodaro? • invaders • floods • earthquakes
likely causes for its beginning
theories for why it disappeared
problems with being near a river
reasons it was led by strong rulers
19
A war game played in ancient India is thought to be an early form of
dominoes.
hockey.
chess.
basketball.
20
Where were the earliest known settlements in India?
in the mountains
on the plateau
beside the rivers
near the desert
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Harappan civilization, which included ancient Mohenjodaro, developed in the
Indus River Valley
Ganges River Valley
Western Ghats
Deccan Plateau
