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Indus River Valley
Indus, Take 2
100
The scientists who learn about the past by studying artifacts
Who are archaeologists?
100

This is a weather pattern

What is a climate

100

The two major Indus Valley civilizations

What are Harappa and Mohenjo-daro?

100

A key geographic advantage of the river valley was its: a)Barriers against invasion b)Sunny climate c)Fertile land d)Monsoon winds

What is (c)?

200
Another term for the things archaeologists dig up
What are artifacts?
200
The imaginary horizontal lines on a map shown running east-to-west
What are lines of latitude?
200

The reason we know so much about the Indus Valley civilization

What are archaeological discoveries/artifacts?

200

Name two jobs  people probably had in the Indus Valley

What are Farming, weaver, Trading, Fishing, Arts and Crafts?

300
A place where archaeologists are uncovering evidence
What is a site or dig site?
300
This part of a map shows what the symbols mean
What is a map key?
300

What year were people starting to settle in the Indus River Valley

What is 6000 BC

300

Two features of homes in the Indus Valley

What are made of bricks, one or two story, flat roofs, baths, water system?

400
The place where archaeologists place artifacts to preserve them and share them with others
What is a museum?
400
The eight directions (cardinal and intermediate) on a compass rose
What is North, Northeast, East, Southeast, Southwest, West, Northwest, and North
400
Three things needed for a civilization
What are sustainable agriculture, trade, and specialization of labor/specialized jobs?
400

What is one similarity between Mohenjo-Daro and Mesopotamia?

Farming, city wall, brick homes

500
Several artifacts that have been found from this civilization - name at least two
What are seals, figurines, scales for trading, jewelry, boats
500
The countries of South Asia
What are India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the Maldives, Bhutal, Nepal, and Bangladesh?
500

School, Bath, Assembly Hall, Temple

What are the public buildings in Indus Valley?

500

Name one thing you learned about Hinduism today

Reincarnation, developed in India, spread beyond India.