General Facts
Name the two countries the Indus Valley makes up.
Pakistan and India
What are the two big 'inventions' that the Indus Valley started?
Sewage system and air conditioning.
Who was at the top of the Caste System?
Brahmins, they were very important priests.
What is one of the three things rivers provide?
Transportation, Irrigation, Trade
The Indus Valley had large _____________ to make air move through the buildings like air conditioning.
Windows
What role did the Kshatriya's play in the Indus Valley?
Warriors or soldiers.
Why did Ancient River Civilizations take place near a river?
Because rivers provided water, transportation, irrigation, and trade.
How did their sewage system work?
It used gravity. They had a large hole that acted as the toilet which was very long like pipes that would take the waste to a larger collection area.
Who was last on the Caste System?
Shudra, the laborers.
Why was the river overflowing a good thing?
It spread black silt that made the ground more fertile.
What did the Indus Valley believe about the Earth's shape?
That it was round.
What was the Caste System?
A government system that segregated groups based on birth, wealth, and occupation.
How did we know that the Indus Valley traded with other Ancient Civilizations like Mesopotamia?
The found stamps representing the Indus Valley in Mesopotamia and visa versa.
How did the Indus Valley believe that the Earth moved?
That it moved around the sun.
What group of people were not on the Caste System?
The Untouchables. So low in the government system that they aren't listed on the Caste System.