The Indus Valley

The Indus Valley was attractive to humans of the past because of:

• its fertile land and access to water sources

• its harsh desert climate

• its lack of natural resources

• its isolation from trade routes

Fill in the blank: The Indus Valley people had a system of _______, but historians do not know how to read it.

• writing

• numbers

• roads

• farming

What were the largest cities in the Indus Valley that were well planned out and surrounded by a thick mud wall?

• Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

• Babylon and Nineveh

• Athens and Sparta

• Rome and Carthage

Which of the following became important aspects of the economy in the Indus Valley?

• Farming

• Trading

• Irrigating

• All of the above

What is the term for the following definition: a group of people with a government, cities, and many social positions or classes?

• civilization

• family

• tribe

• village

What is the term for the following definition: the whole system of how goods are made, bought, and sold?

• economy

• biology

• democracy

• geography

What is the term for the following definition: an action or series of actions that are always done the same way?

• ritual

• accident

• experiment

• mistake

The image of the Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro is associated with which ancient civilization?

• Indus Valley Civilization

• Mesopotamian Civilization

• Egyptian Civilization

• Chinese Civilization

Fertile land affected the way people lived by:

• allowing them to grow crops and settle in one place

• forcing them to move constantly in search of food

• making it difficult to find water sources

• preventing the development of communities

Fill in the blank: The land in Mesopotamia was fertile, but the ______ and ______ Rivers were unpredictable.

• Tigris, Euphrates

• Nile, Amazon

• Ganges, Yangtze

• Mississippi, Thames