Introduction
Scale Weights and The Great Bath
Statue, Beads, & Seals
Sewer System & Homes
Games & Clay Models
Other
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How did archaeologists learn that Mohenjodaro had ever existed?
The dug up and found its ruins
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What was the purpose of the scale and stone weights?
To weigh things for trading purposes
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This statue is of a man from Mohenjodaro. What type of person do Archaeologists think he could have been?
A priest or a ruler
100
What did the people of Mohenjodaro build to remove wastewater from their city?
A sewer system
100
List three types of games or things people of Mohenjodaro played for entertainment.
dice, stone balls, grooved clay tracks, and stone game boards.
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Mohenjodaro developed near the ______ River.
Indus
200
Which letter on the map shows the location of Mohenjodaro?
M
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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 does the discovery of jewelry suggest about the people of Mohenjodaro?
They cared about they appearance
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This artifact has been found in Mohenjodaro. What is it?
A well used to collect rainwater
200
A war game played in ancient India is thought to be an early form of
chess.
200
Mohenjodaro was constructed with high walls that surrounded the city and a large citadel. What does this suggest?
They wanted protection from enemies
300
How do we know Mohenjodaro was a carefully planned city?
The city was divided into a grid or city blocks just like cities today.
300
How deep was the Great Bath?
8 ft.
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Social scientists think that the seals were used for what 2 purposes in Mohenjodaro?
Charms to keep away evil spirits or for merchants to mark what products belonged to them.
300
What evidence showed that Mohenjodaro had an advanced sewer system?
a network of drains and clay pipes
300
What two things do social scientists think this artifact was used for?
the types of transportation in Mohenjodaro and possibly a child toy.
300
Which feature of Mohenjodaro was quite different from other settlements of that time?
sewer system
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Social scientists aren't 100% sure what happened to the Indus Valley Civilization. What are a couple of hypotheses of why these people disappeared?
Natural disasters or invaders
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Where in Mohenjodaro were the scale and stone weights found?
near the citadel in the upper city
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What artifact reveals how men in Mohenjodaro might have dressed?
an ancient statue
400
What were the pipes made out of in the sewer system?
clay
400
What does the discovery of ancient games tell us about the people of Mohenjodaro?
they enjoyed forms of entertainment
400
Which of these questions about Mohenjodaro would be hardest to answer on the basis of artifacts?
- What songs did people sing?
- What games did people play?
- What clothes did people wear?
1 - What songs did people sing?
500
The name we give to all early settlements known for advanced culture in the Indus River Valley.
Indus Valley Civilization
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The discovery of a scale, stone weights, and a marked rod suggest that the people of Mohenjodaro had a way to _____ things.
measure/weigh
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What does this seal and its carvings tell historians about Mohenjodaro?
the types of animals people saw
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Homes in Mohenjodaro had from one to a dozen rooms. What does this suggest about the city?
Some people were wealthier than others or had bigger families.
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What type of clay were the models made out of?
terra-cotta
500
Mohenjodaro was an active settlement at the same time the Egyptians were...
building the pyramids.