Indus River Valley

When did the Harappan civilization begin?

• around 3300 B.C.E.
• around 1600 B.C.E.
• around 2600 B.C.E.
• around 3300 C.E.

Why don't historians know a lot about Harappan society?

• Historians have not excavated there.
• Historians don't understand their language.
• Historians don't understand their customs.
• Historians don't recognize their significance.

How do Historians know what we know about the Harappan civilization?

• We learned from Harappan written records.

• We learned from people who live there.

• We learned from textbooks.

• We learned from primary sources.

Why do historians believe that cities in the Indus River valley had organized governments?

• Historians learned this through reading ancient texts.
• Historians believe this because the cities were built on a river.
• Historians think this because  of the uniform nature of the cities.
• Historians think this because of the seals they found.

What kinds of pictures appear on the clay seals found at Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?

• pictures of houses and buildings
• pictures of kings and queens
• pictures of mountains and rivers
• pictures of animals and people

How do historians know that the cities of the Indus Valley were well planned?

• They have uniform weights and meansures.
• They have large graneries, wells, and public baths.
• They have clay seals.
• The have materials like gold, bronze, and terracotta.

What kinds of materials did Harappan artisans work with?

• gold and precious stones
• bronze and shells
• terracotta and stone
• all answers are correct

When did the Indus Valley civilization decline?

• around 800 B.C.E.
• around 1600 B.C.E.
• around 1800 B.C.E.
• around 16,000 B.C.E.

List the possible reasons that Historians speculate could have caused the decline of the Indus River Valley.

• climate related disaster
• flooding from monsoons
• epidemic disease
• all answers are possible

About how long is the Indus River?

• 3300 meters
• 3100 miles
• 300 miles
• 2600 miles