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Test your knowledge on the ancient Indus Valley civilization and its contributions to ancient India
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Which is an ancient city in the Indus River Valley
Delta
Harappa
Hindu Kush
Mesopotamia
2
Much of the Indus civilizations were described as being
planned cities
lacking advancements
unorganized
violent
3
Why don't we know a lot about the downfall of the Indus people?
They wrote in Hieroglyphics
They had no writing
All their writing was destroyed by invaders
We can't read their writing
4
A fortress that was built to protect a city is called a
power house
great bath
security center
citadel
5
True or false: Mohenjo-Daro was a major city.
False
True
6
What were the Vedas?
Legal documents
Historical records
Sacred texts
Poetry collections
7
What is the highest peak in the Himalayas?
Kangchenjunga
K2
Mount Everest
Lhotse
8
What was the Great Bath used for?
Ritual bathing
Religious ceremonies
Swimming
Water storage
9
Why was the land very fertile in the Indus River Valley?
great amount of sun
good amount of rain
silt
great farming skills
10
True or false: The Indus Valley civilization was isolated from other cultures.
True
False
11
Indus peoples traded with
Nepal
Egyptians
sumerians
Mesopotamia
12
True or false: The Aryans were originally from India.
False
True
13
Where does the Indus River begin?
Indus Valley
Arabian Sea
Himalaya Mountains
Mohenjo-Daro
14
What is a monsoon?
A type of mountain
A city in Asia
A river in India
Seasonal winds
15
A shift in the course of what river might have helped destroy the Harappan civilization?
Ganges
Indus
Nile
Tigris
16
Who were the original people of the Indus Valley?
Mughals
Aryans
Dravidians
Persians
17
Which city had a strong sewer system?
Aryan
Mohenjo-Daro
Harappa
Delhi
18
Which river is NOT part of the Indus Valley?
Ganges
Indus
Amazon
Brahmaputra
19
What caused the abandonment of Indus Valley cities?
Population growth
Trade routes
Drought
Cultural shifts
20
What did the Indus Valley people rely on rivers for?
Hunting
Fishing
Mining
Farming
21
Which civilization is known as the cradle of ancient India?
Mohenjo-Daro
Aryan
Indus Valley
Harappa
22
True or false: The Indus River flows through India.
True
False
23
This crop was first grown in the Indus River Valley
wheat
cotton
corn
barley
24
True or false: Polytheism means belief in one god.
False
True
25
The early people of the Indus River Civilization made all but one of the following products
bronze jewelry and utensils
weapons
cottom cloth
clay pottery and figures
26
True or false: The Indus Valley cities were unplanned.
True
False
27
True or false: The Indus Valley civilization was advanced.
False
True
28
True or false: The Himalayas separate India from Asia.
True
False
29
What did the Aryans develop?
Sanskrit language
Indus script
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
30
What is known as one of the greatest accomplishments of the Indus River Valley Civilization?
plumbing and sewage systems
all of the above
city walls
irrigation system
31
What did the Aryans use for transportation?
Bicycles
Horses
Elephants
Camels
