The Indus Valley

Why did ancient people use the river as a road?

• the people could not agree where to build roads

• it was safer than building roads

• it was easier and faster to travel by boat than across land

• the people did not have enough money to build roads

Many ancient cities were built near __________.

• Police stations

• Citadels

• Rivers

• Farmlands

What did ancient cities do with other cities to make money?

• farmed

• made war

• traded

• made jewelry

What river did the people of India build cities near?

• Ganges

• Nile

• Indus

• Brahmaputra

What three crops did the farmers in India grow?

• grain, corn, and melons

• rice, beans, and grain

• cotton, melons, and grain

• grain, corn, and rice

What did the Indian farmers use for farming tools?

• boats to trade crops

• iron tools

• canals to irrigate

• elephants and water buffalo

What is a citadel?

• a circular mound at the center on the city

• the lookout tower

• the smaller version of the city

• where the army was located

Why were the cities in the Indus Valley built around citadels?

• to make it easier for the farmers to work together

• to protect the people in case enemies attacked

• to make transportation easier

• to help the people become rich

What were the houses in the Indus Valley made of?

• stone

• cedar logs

• animal skins

• mud bricks baked hard in ovens

What is one of the things that the people of the Indus Valley built?

• courtyards

• wells

• toilets and drains

• all of these