Rivers
A huge mass of ice that slowly slides over a land area is called a
glacier
A large wind that often brings lots of rains to southern Asia in the summer
Monsoon
This "fort" was surrounded by a wall and is on the raised area of Mohenjodaro
citadel
What kind of animal pulled the merchants' carts to the market to sell and trade with other farmers?
Bulls
Archaeologists found small clay models all around Mohenjodaro. Most of the models were made of...
terra cotta
This river gets water from melting snow from the Hindu Kush mountains and carries sediment from the mountains to the plains, leaving the soil rich.
Indus River
The ______ in northern India is mostly sand and stone. A variety of animals and birds make their home here. The dry conditions make dust storms common.
Thar Desert
The second part of Mohenjodaro was below the citadel. This lower part had many _____ and ____.
houses and workshops
An ancient Indian book describes a war game played with dice and pieces called...
HINT: possible origins of chess
Pawns
grain/flour
This river starts high up in the Himalayas
Brahmaputra River
These mountains form a fierce barrier between India and present-day Afghanistan. The Khyber Pass is a 28-mile long gap between these mountains.
Hindu Kush Mountains
What were the houses and workshops in Mohenjodaro made out of?
mud bricks
This feature of the city was surrounded by small dressing rooms and archaeologists believe this was also used for religious rituals
The Great Bath
Indian bead makers made beads of clay and baked them in these hot ovens called
kilns
The Brahmaputra River joins with the ___________ river. Where the two rivers meet, the land is very fertile.
Ganges
This triangle-shaped area between two mountain ranges is fairly dry and has different kinds of land.
Deccan Plateau
What year did archeologists discover the ruins of Mohenjodaro?
1922
A place to store grain
granary
The sewer system of Mohenjodaro carried waste away from homes. Where was the sewage dumped?
Indus River
India's early townspeople lived along the Indus River and the ancient _________ river
Sarasvati River
The _________ are long mountain chains near the coasts of India. When seen from above, they form a large V. The wet climate encourages the growth of tropical plants.
Eastern and Western Ghats
What is one of the theories of what happened to the Indus-Sarasvati civilization?
Invaders, Floods, Earthquakes, people migrated to the ganges river valley in search of a steady water supply
Homes were made with screens of hard clay and a see-through material called
alabaster
Merchants might have used small stone seals when trading to show who owned the goods. What was the other possible use for these stone seals?
Used as charms to keep spirits away