Indus Valley Civilization Check
  • 1. What river did the first civilization in India originate along?
A) Tigris River
B) Indus River
C) Tiber River
D) Nile River
  • 2. What ancient civilization is most similar to the Ancient Indus?
A) Ancient Rome
B) Ancient China
C) Ancient Greece
D) Ancient Mesopotamia
  • 3. Another Indus Valley Civilization that was discovered 400 miles from Harrapa was called:
A) Mohenjo- Daro
B) Crete
C) Athens
D) Cairo
  • 4. Before the Muslin religion existed and because statues of different gods were discovered, it is believed that the Indus people were:
A) polytheistic
B) monotheistic
C) Roman Catholic
D) followers of Buddha
  • 5. What was the design of the roads?
A) straight streets
B) the design was circular
C) there were no roads
D) no design
  • 6. Why did the Ancient Indus people travel?
A) to vacation
B) trade
C) to visit relatives
D) to move to more fertile areas
  • 7. Why can't we read their written language?
A) they did not have a written language
B) no writing has been found
C) we cannot translate it
D) we cannot see their writing
  • 8. What is one theory about why these people disappeared?
A) there was a giant tidal wave
B) a volcanic eruption killed everyone
C) there were floods
D) they relocated to Rome
  • 9. What are some things the Ancient Indus people contributed?
A) develop a culture
B) design large cities
C) build elaborate irrigation systems
D) all of these
  • 10. When did an archaeologist discover the remnants of the large Indus city of Harappa?
A) 1850's
B) early 1920's
C) 2000
D) 300
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