Indus Valley & Mesopotamia

Why did early humans tend to stick to shore areas?

• Because of the availability of food resources like fish

• Because they liked the beach
• Because they were afraid of the inland
• Because they wanted to travel by sea

What is the origin of the word barbarian?

• Derived from a Greek word meaning 'foreigner'
• Derived from a Latin word meaning 'savage'
• Derived from an Egyptian word meaning 'enemy'
• Derived from a Roman word meaning 'uncivilized'

What is NOT a defining element of a civilization?

• Advanced cities
• Centralized government

• Surplus production

• Isolation

The Indus Valley civilization flourished around

• 1000 BC

• 1999

• 3000 BC
• 5000 BC

Harappo and __________ were the best known cities in the Indus Valley Civilization.

• Delhi
• Mohenjo-Daro
• Agra
• Jaipur

Cities in the Indus Valley were oriented to catch __________.

• the wind
• the sun
• rainwater
• the moonlight

Cities in the Indus Valley were connected to a centralized __________.

• Internet
• Railway system
• Drainage system

• Banking system

What do historians believe the Great Bath might have been used for?

• A place for religious rituals
• A public swimming pool
• A water storage facility
• A royal bath for the king

How do we know that the Indus Valley people traded?

• Through the discovery of seals
• Through the discovery of weapons
• Through the discovery of coins
• Through the discovery of paintings

How do historians know that the Indus Valley people were peaceful?

• They believed warfare was evil

• The Indus Valley people left behind written records of their peaceful ways
• There is no evidence of weapons or defensive structures

• They found peace symbols in their artifacts