Geography
Home to the earliest civilizations in India
Indus River Valley
Discovered Mohenjodaro
How did people use clay seals in Mohenjodaro?
- Label or tag items
- Ward off evil spirits
What type of things indicate that ancient Indians were skilled metalworkers?
Coins
Iron Pillar
This group was at the top of the caste system
Brahmin
Mountain ranges on either side of the Deccan Plateau.
Eastern and Western Ghats
A possible theory for why Mohenjodaro "disappeared".
- Invaders
- Floods
- Earthquakes
What does the statue of a man tell us about Mohenjodaro?
It tells us how men wore their hair and the clothing they wore.
The cave walls of Ajanta indicate what Gupta achievement?
Painting
Warrior class in Mohenjodaro
Kshatriyas
Melting ice and snow from the Himalayas.
In what part of the city did people live in Mohenjodaro?
The lower city
An artifact that shows ancient Indians had a consistent form of measurement.
A scale
A time of innovation and properity is known as this.
A Golden Age
People who made up the common, working class.
Sudras
Name of a desert in India
Thar desert
A technological advancement Mohenjodaro had over other early civilizations.
A sewer system.
A large, deep structure found in Mohenjodaro with a nearby well and drain.
Bath
A mathematical achievement of the Gupta that can be used in place of fractions.
Decimals
Group not worthy of being part of the caste system.
Chandala
Untouchable
Dalit
In which region is the Indus River Valley located (north east, northwest, southwest, or southeast)?
northwest
A raised area in Mohenjodaro that is surrounded by a wall.
Citadel
Wealthy people had more rooms
These were used to connect cities and increase trade
Roads