Mesopotamia
What is the location of this civilization?
middle east/Iraq/or between the Euphrates and Tigris
What is the location of this civilization?
Along the Nile River
Who did the Harappans trade with?
Mesopotamia
In which country is the Indus River located?
Pakistan
What rivers are located here?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What building material was used to build the 2 major cities?
burnt uniform bricks
Describe the homes built in the Indus River Valley Civilization.
(Answers may vary) What is houses were one or two stories high made of baked brick, with flat roofs, and they were all just about identical. Each was built around a courtyard, with windows overlooking that courtyard?
The form of writing created by the Harappans?
seals
What is polytheism?
the belief in many gods
How many times a year did the Indus River predictably flood?
twice
Name 2 things NOT found at the Indus site?
evidence of slaves or weapons;
no monuments or statues; no sign of religion
Name the two cities of the Indus River Valley Civilization that had urban planning.
Harrappa and Mohenjo Daro
What was the first written system of laws and punishments?
The Code of Hammurabi
How do we know sanitation was important to these people?
Sewer systems and running water to each house
How do we know the cities were planned?
They were built on a grid system
Who established the 1st Empire in Mesopotamia?
What was the bottom class on the Egyptian social hierarchy?
Slaves
What did the Harappans create that made trade fair?
weights and measures
True or False: It is a mystery why the Harappans abandoned their cities and moved to live in small groups outside of the walled cities.
True.
What are the people of the Indus River Valley civilization referred to as?
Harappans