Early Settlements in India
Where were the first known settlements in Ancient India?
The First known settlements in ancient India were the Indus River Valley.
What mountain chain is in India’s northern border?
The Himalaya Mountains
How many people lived in Mohenjodaro at one time?
A - 500,000
B - 60,000
C - 50,000
D - 70,000
C - 50,000
The great bath was a pool? True or False
True
The river can flood and destroy crops planted during the rainy season of Ganges River. True or false.
Why did the early Indians most likely like to live near the rivers?
They lived near the rivers because it provided plenty of water, and fertile soil for farming.
Do the Himalaya Mountains form a natural border between the india subcontinent and much of Africa?
No, it’s actually India subcontinent and much of ASIA.
What happened around 1900 B.C.E in the Indus River Valley?
The great cities disappeared.
very sad :c
What was the great bath built of?
a - soft bricks
b - waterproofed bricks
c- hard bricks
d - all of the above
b - waterproofed bricks
What are the major 3 rivers in India?
Indus River,Ganges River and Brahmaputra River.
When did the early towns start to appear in India?
A. 1500 B.C.E
B. 2500 B.C.E
C. 4500 B.C.E
D. 2600 B.C.E
B. 2500 B.C.E.
The Himilaya mountains formed a barrier between Indus’s River valley and Afghanistan.
True or False?
Where did the Mohenjodaro located?
On the right of the Indus River, southern Pakistan
What was the pool most commonly used for?
a - to recorder war injuries
b - to wash their clothes
c - to bathe
d - to practice swimming
e - none of the above
c - to bathe
The Indus rivers receive five to twenty five inches of rain in a year during the monsoon. True or False.
False, it’s actually five to TWENTY.
What did India’s early settlers do?
India’s early settlers farmed and later built walled settlements in river valleys.
What does the Himalaya mountain’s name mean?
a) The great mountains
b) The hills of Malaysia
c) Home of snows
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
c) Home of snows
Why did Indus Valley need bricks?
Because of the religion in each city, it is surrounded by a brick wall, which helps control trade and flooding.
Dirty water was removed through a gap in the floor manually. True or False
False, drains that ran along one side of the bath were actually used.
Where does the Indus river get most of its water?
Melted Snows
No, the rivers did carry rich silt spread over plains.
The Khyber was a pass that forms a gap about thirty lies long in the mountains on the Afghanistan and America. True or False.
False, it wasn’t America it was Pakistan.
Why did the great cities of the Indus River valley disappear?
Some scientists believe that they invaded and conquered the Indus Valley civilization. Many scholars now believe the collapse of the Indus Valley Civilization was caused by climate change.
Is it impossible for the area to be used for religious purposes?
No, since bathing is important in Hinduism. Many Hindu temples also feature bathing pools.
The story of the river god and goddess was not a story used to tell how the rivers separated. True or False
False, it actually was.