Rivers
Where does the Indus River begin?
Himalaya Mountain
Where did they settle?
What is the plateau that is a triangle-shaped area that lies between two mountain ranges in India?
The Deccan Plateu
How old is the Himalayas?
What are the 3 religions used in Indus Valley Civilization?
Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism
Where does the Ganges River flow?
most of northern India
When did the Indus Valley civilization begin?
2600 BCE
Which was the first Indus Valley city to be discovered?
When was it discovered?
Harappa, 1921
Who discovered Harappa?
Sir Alexander Cunningham
What are the 2 most important gods in Indus valley civilization?
Shiva and Rudra
Where does the Indus River get most of its water? Name 2 things.
From the snow melting in the Hindu Kush mountains and the Himalayas.
How many estimated symbols were used in Indus Valley?
400+
What is the landscape of Thar Dessert?
Littered with rocks, the landscape has very little plant life except for grass and low, hardy shrubs.
What are the countries that surround the Indus Valley civilization?
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Northern India
How did the indus valley civilization worship their god?
They worshipped trees like Peepal. They also worshipped Fire worship called Havan Kund. Pashupati Mahadeva is known as the lord of Animals. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization worshipped Animal worship like unicorns and ox.
Why are the Indus River and Egypt’s Nile river compared to each other?
Like the Nile, the Indus is an important source of water for the farmland that lies along its banks.
What type of climate does the Indus Valley have?
What do they use it for?
Tropical and Monsoon
They use it to grow crops and save water
What was the castle wall for Harappus and mohenjo daro mainly used for?
Prevent floods from coming into the city
R D Banerji
What is the Indus Valley's traditional festival?
Where was it held?
When was it held?
Sindhu Darshan Festival is a festival held in Leh, Ladakh, India. The festival is held every year in June on the full moon day of Guru Purnima. On this day, devotees gather near the banks of the Indus River, which is known as the Sindhu River in India.
What does the Ganges River carry to the Northern Plains?
silt
How many large salt lakes does the Thar Desert feature?
Name them.
The Thar Desert features 4 large salt lakes named
Kuchman, Didwana, Pachpadra, Phalodi
What were the houses in Harappa made of?
What were the houses in Mohenjo Daro made of?
Why did they use these Materials?
The mud was shaped into bricks by the use of wooden molds and then baked in Kiln using fire. The uniform measurements of these bricks are remarkable. And they were really easy to get as well.
Mud Bricks and stone because The mud was shaped into bricks by the use of wooden molds and then baked in Kiln using fire. The uniform measurements of these bricks are remarkable. And they were really easy to get as well.
Name 5 things the Indus Valley civilization influenced later civilizations?
Well built and Organized cities
They developed intricate trade networks throughout south Asia and into the Near East
They inspired people to build houses of bricks
They developed standardized weights and measures
Indus Valley planned a drainahe system as well as an efficient and effective water supply.
How does the Indus Valley Civilization celebrate their religion?
The Harappans would have celebrated some festivals. There are seals and sealings showing religious sacrifices, processions.