Introduction & the Mystery of Mohenjodaro
Scale Weights and The Great Bath
Statue, Beads, & Seals
Sewer Systems & Homes
Games & Clay Models
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Mohenjodaro is located in what country?
India
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What was the purpose of the scale and stone weights?
To weigh things
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Who does the statue artifact represent in Mohenjodaro?
A priest or a ruler
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What did the people of Mohenjodaro build to remove waste water from their city?
A sewer system
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List three types of games or things people of Mohenjodaro played with for entertainment?
Dice, Dominoes, Chess, Mazes
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Where was Mohenjodaro located in India?
Indus River Valley
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What was the purpose of the Great Bath?
It was used for bathing, relaxing, and for religious rituals
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What types of jewelry did people of Mohenjodaro create? List 3
Rings, Necklaces, Bracelets, & earrings
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Which river did the channels dump the waste water into?
the Indus River
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A war game played in ancient India is thought to be an early form of
chess.
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How do we know Mohenjodaro was a carefully planned city?
The city was divided into city blocks just like cities today.
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How deep was the Great Bath?
8 ft.
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Social scientists think that the seals were used for what purpose in Mohenjodaro?
Charms to keep away evil spirits or for merchants to mark what products belonged to them.
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What were the homes of Mohenjodaro made out of?
Mud bricks
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What did the clay models represent?
the types of transportation in Mohenjodaro.
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What do social scientists believe happened to Mohenjodaro?
Natural disasters or invaders
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The discovery of a scale, stone weights, and a marked rod suggests that the people of Mohenjodaro had....
a way to measure objects.
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What is the name we give to the symbols that are found on the seals?
Pictographs
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What were the pipes made out of in the sewer system?
clay
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What types of crops were traded and sold in markets at Mohenjodaro? Name 2
barley, cotton, dates, melons, peas, rice, sesame seeds, and wheat
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What other great civilization occurred at the same time as Mohenjodaro?
Egyptians
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How long was the Great Bath?
39 ft
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How many pictographs have been discovered in Mohenjodaro?
Over 400
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How many rooms could a home have in Mohenjodaro?
1-12
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What type of clay were the models made out of?
terra-cotta
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