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