The Indus Quiz 1 (25 MCQs)

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1. What physical feature gave the Indus valley natural protection?

2. What is the name of the seasonal winds that cause the wet and dry seasons in India?

3. What was the first ancient city archeologists discovered in the Indus River Valley?

4. One's caste was determined by

5. Why were the seasonal monsoons favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

6. What kind of food did they GROW?

7. What does the water in the Indus River mainly come from?

8. Why was fertile soil so favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

9. What happened to end the Indus Valley civilization?

10. Which word best describes a large land mass that is smaller than a continent?

11. India's agriculture is largely regulated by:

12. The two major rivers in India are

13. What were the capital cities of ancient Indus Valley?

14. Mohenjo-daro designed and built one of the first

15. Building and streets in Indus Valley cities were arranged in a _____

16. What is one name that Ancient India was often called?

17. What are the two major cities of the Harappan civilization?

18. The people of India depend on the summer monsoon to

19. Why don't we know much about the Indus civilization?

20. What geological features keep it isolated from the rest of the continent of Asia?

21. What is monsoon?

22. Both Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were well planned cities. What inference can you make about the people who lived in the Indus Valley?

23. How many stories high were the houses usually?

24. Why was the Indus River so favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

25. Where was the Indus Valley Civilization located?