Indus River Valley Civilization
Approximately how long is the Indus River?
1,800 miles
Where does the Indus River begin?
Himalayan Mountains
What does Mohenjo-Daro mean in Sanskrit?
Mound of the Dead
What is a citadel?
massive fort
What type of animals were a nuisance to the ancient Indian farmers?
tigers, jackals, wild pigs, deer, and wild parakeets
When people move from one area to live in another, what is this called?
migration
Which country did the Harappans trade with to get the beautiful lapis lazuli?
Afghanistan
What large body of water does the Indus River empty into?
Arabian Sea
What were the names of the twin cities located along the Indus River?
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
What are the world's tallest mountains?
Himalayas
What do you call the vast, dry region south of the Himalayas and the birthplace of the Harappan Civilization?
Indus Plain
What was the major water source for the Harappan Civilization?
Indus River
Who is the "fast talker" on the video clip about life in the Indus Valley?
John Green
The Indus River Valley civilization was actually located in which present day country?
Pakistan
Today, the Indus River flows through which three countries?
Pakistan, India, and China
What is the name of the ancient Indian language?
Sanskrit
How did archaeologists learn about the people of the Harappan Civilization?
artifacts found in the ruins of the cities
What was the primary material used to build the homes in Mohenjo-Daro?
brick
What type of animals were used for transportation by the ancient Indian people?
camels, elephants, and oxen
What protected the people of Mohenjo-Daro from floods and enemy attacks?
citadel
Building streets on a grid pattern and developing sewer systems is an example of....
engineering
What allowed the people of the Indus River to farm in this area of the world?
flood waters
Where did the ancient Indian people store their surplus grains?
granary
What was the climate like in the Indus Valley?
hot
What did the children do on the farm?
scare away birds in the fields
The people of the Harappan Civilization made pots, traded jewelry, and stored excess grain. This shows they each had different jobs known as....
specialization
What do you call a large landmass that juts out from the rest of a continent?
subcontinent
What type of land mass is India?
subcontinent
When the Indus flooded, how much silt was brought to the land?
twice as much as the Nile River
How many growing seasons were there in ancient India?
two
In relationship to present day India, where is Pakistan located?
west of India
What were some of the major crops grown in ancient India?
wheat, barley, sesame, beans, cotton, and chili pepper
