Dates
1922
Excavations (digging by archaeologists) at Mohenjodaro started
Harappan civilization, which included ancient Mohenjodaro, developed where
Indus River valley
People were skilled at making objects from what material
stone
Reveal
to show something that had been hidden
A feature on the houses in Mohenjodaro
Flat roofs
The year Mohenjodaro was an active settlement
2550 B.C.E
Most of the people in Mohenjodaro lived in the
Lower City
Name 3 different games the Mohenjodaro people play
Chess, dice, stone balls, grooved clay tracks, or stone game boards
A pipe that is used to carry away flowing water, often dirty water
Drain
How have scholars learned about Mohenjodaro?
Through studying buildings and artifacts
The Indus valley civilization flourished for about
800 years
The ruins of Mohenjodaro are located in present-day
Pakistan
The significance about the discovery of a stone statue of a man
It showed how men in Mohenjodaro might have dressed
Kiln
Hot oven where bead makers make beads of clay and bake them
This was the reason some archaeologists think that the Great Bath was used for religious rituals
Bathing rituals are important in Indian religion
The dates for when the civilization of Mohenjodaro flourished
2700 B.C.E. to 1900 B.C.E
Mohenjodaro was divided into a lower city and a fortress known as the
citadel
The evidence that showed Mohenjodaro had an advanced sewer system
A network of drains and clay pipes
A design to remove waste water from houses so all residents can use the bathroom in their homes
Sewer System
Mohenjodaro's sewer system made it possible for people to do this
All residents to have private bathrooms
The two things that may have happened during 1900 B.C.E.
1. Indus River Valley disappearance
2. Earthquakes and floods hit the region
What remains unknown about the Indus valley civilization?
what happened to end it
Archaeologists were puzzled about the discovery of stone seals in Mohenjodaro because
Little is known about their meaning and use
One of the first major settlements in ancient India that became a center of the Indus valley civilization
Mohenjodaro
The discovery of weights, marked rods, and a scale suggests that the people of Mohenjodaro
Had a uniform system of measurement