Indus River Valley -Notes Flashcards

1

which one of these was NOT grown by the Harappans

wheat
cotton
papyrus
barley

2

Which other civilizations existed at the same time as the Harappans?

Greece & Rome
China & Mongols
Egypt & Mesopotamia
America & Europe

3

Which is NOT a possible theory for decline?

earthquakes
flooding
invaders
disease

4

Public areas

did not exist
were downtown
were close to homes
were underground

5

Location of the sewer system

in the river
along the curb
out in the open
underground

6

The Indus River is in the country now called

Greece
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pakistan

7

Homes were

near the temples
scattered all around
in private neighborhoods
out in public

8

What was exported from the Indus RV?

cotton
mud bricks
papyrus
silk

9

Mohenjo-daro means

mud bricks
many houses
mound of the dead
planned and advanced

10

Bricks lasted a long time in the Indus Valley because

they used stone to make bricks
the brickmakers were more advanced
the bricks were fired
it never rained there

11

used for flood control

hoses
shaduf
canals
dams

12

The number of cities built by Harappans is around

1400
4
100
2

13

The people who lived along the Indus River were called

Babylonians
Indians
Assyrians
Harappans

14

Used for irrigation

dams
levees
shaduf
canals

15

used to lay out streets and blocks

the North Star
blue print
map
grid

16

Challenge: Around what year was Harappa/Mohenjo-daro discovered?

1750BC
2007
1921
1974

17

Who was not a trade partner with the Harappans?

Afghanistan
Iran
Mesopotamia
China

18

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are

planned cities
names for temples
mountain ranges
rivers

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