Indus River Valley

This religion began in India and is related to Hinduism. It spread from India eastward throughout Asia. What religion does this describe?

Buddhism

Hinduism Both Buddhism

Hinduism: caste system, polytheism, vedas Both: reincarnation, karma Buddhism: four noble truths, eightfold path, did not believe in gods or god

These physical features were used for religious ceremonies, irrigating crops, to increase trade and for natural resources for the Indus Valley people.

Indus and Ganges Rivers

After Rajim's death, he was reincarnated in his next life as the form of a rat. He had committed multiple crimes. What Hindu belief does this demonstrate?

Karma

What is a monsoon?

Seasonal wind; rain in summer and dry in winter

Which of the following distinguished the cities of the Indus Valley?

Cities were planned and had their own plumbing and sewage systems.

Archaeologists have found ruins of many cities along the Indus River. They date these cities back to about 2000 B.C.E the largest cities were Mohenjo Daro and Harappa. One of the most remarkable achievements was their sophisticated [advanced] city planning. The people of the Indus laid out their cities on a precise grid system. Cities featured a fortified area called a citadel, which contained the major buildings of the city. There was also a separate section for residential housing separate residential districts. Buildings were constructed of oven-baked bricks cut in standard sizes. Engineers provided indoor plumbing and sewer systems so that most houses had private bathrooms and toilets. Archaeologists believe that the Indus River valley cities like those of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa where cleaner than other river valley civilizations cities. What evidence from the passage best supports that idea?

Indus cities provided indoor plumbing and sewer systems for most houses

Which of the following was one of the most important things that Mesopotamian and the Indus civilizations have in common?

Irrigation

What were two effects that farming had on prehistoric people?

Less migration and more trade

Such seals have been among the most numerous artifacts found in the Indus Valley cities. They generally carried the image of an animal—a bull, an elephant, a crocodile, a buffalo, or even a mythic creature such as a unicorn—as well as a title or writing in the still unreadable script of this civilization. Thus the seals were available to an uneducated worker loading goods on a boat as well as to well-educated merchants or officials. The seals were used as markers to identify a merchant's or artisan's goods. They help us understand the importance and extent of the trade conducted by the people of the Indus River Valley. We have even discovered these seals in Mesopotamia. According to the document, how do we know that the people of the Indus River Valley traded with the rest of the ancient world?

Seals have been found in Mesopotamia and archaeologist know that people in Mesopotamia did not use seals.

What was the major reason why large civilizations first developed in the Fertile Crescent?

The Fertile Crescent was full of fertile land and great resources

The people of the Indus River valley built extensive and modern looking plumbing systems. In Mohenjo-Daro, almost every house had a private bathroom and toilet. No other civilization achieved this level of convenience until the 19th and 20th centuries. The toilets were neatly built of brick with a wooden seat. Pipes connected to each house carried wastewater into an underground sewer system. According to the document, what is something the Indus people built that created a level of convenience no other civilization had until the 19 and 20 centuries?

The Indus River Valley civilization had a modern-looking plumbing system that allowed most houses to have a private bathroom.

According to the map, what can be inferred about the Indus civilization?

The Indus Valley civilization was well protected from many invading armies by natural barriers even though they made trading more difficult

Archaeologists have found ruins of many cities along the Indus River. They date these cities back to about 2000 B.C.E the largest cities were Mohenjo Daro and Harappa.One of the most remarkable achievements was their sophisticated [advanced] city planning. The people of the Indus laid out their cities on a precise grid system. Cities featured a fortified area called a citadel, which contained the major buildings of the city. There was also a separate section for residential housing separate residential districts. Buildings were constructed of oven-baked bricks cut in standard sizes. Engineers provided indoor plumbing and sewer systems so that most houses had private bathrooms and toilets. Source: Bech, Black, Kriegel, Naylor, Shabaka World History: Patterns of Interaction, McDougal Littell, 1999 (adapted) According to the document, what can be inferred about the Indus civilization?

The Indus civilization was very advanced for the times. They had many achievements such as city planning, buildings made from standard size bricks, and an indoor plumbing and sewer system.

Such seals have been among the most numerous artifacts found in the Indus Valley cities. They generally carried the image of an animal—a bull, an elephant, a crocodile, a buffalo, or even a mythic creature such as a unicorn—as well as a title or writing in the still unreadable script of this civilization. Thus the seals were available to an uneducated worker loading goods on a boat as well as to well-educated merchants or officials. The seals were used as markers to identify a merchant's or artisan's goods. They help us understand the importance and extent of the trade conducted by the people of the Indus River Valley. We have even discovered these seals in Mesopotamia. According to the document above, what was the purpose for the Indus people to use seals like those shown above?

The seals were used to mark goods to identify them, like logos today

The Himalayan Mountains and Arabian Sea were two natural barriers that affected the Indus civilization by

by preventing the spread of disease and invasions.

The ______________ of the Indus River Valley civilization included the Brahmins and Untouchables.

caste system

By describing the kinds of food people eat in a certain place, we are describing...

human characteristics

Division of labor is when a person is

specialized in one job

Use the table to answer the question. Features of Some Early Civilizations The Nile Valley • Nile River ran through desert • Nile River flooded the valley and brought fertile soil Mesopotamia • Crops were grown on a plain between two rivers • Rivers flooded the plain and brought fertile soil The Indus Valley • Seasonal winds brought heavy downpours • Three rivers flooded valleys and brought fertile soil China • Separated from other areas by mountains, desert, and sea • Yellow River flooded valleys and brought fertile soil Based on the information in the table, what did early civilizations need MOST?

the ability to grow crops