Historical Context
Modern scholars learn that Mohenjodaro had ever existed by
Archaeologists found its ruins.
A great achievement of Mohenjodaro
Sewer system
a pipe that is used to carry away flowing water, often dirty water
Ancient Mohenjodaro developed in the
Indus River valley
Some archaeologists think that the Great Bath might have been used for
religious rituals
Function
the purpose of an object and how it’s used
These two theories are what archaeologists believe caused the disappearance of Mohenjodaro
Natural disasters and invasions
The scale and weights found near the building are interesting artifacts suggest to archaeologists that
ancient Indians used standard weights as they traded goods
Granary
a place to store grain
These years Mohenjodaro was an active settlement
What is 2550 B.C.E.?
More than four hundred pictographs have been discovered, but archaeologists know little of their meaning, many believe that
people wore them as charms to keep away evil. The seals may also have been pressed into wax to make a kind of tag that merchants might have placed on their goods to indicate who owned them.
Citadel
a fortress built to protect a city
Historians believe that the war game is an early form of
chess
Channel
a passage dug into the earth, through which liquids flow