Vocabulary
The routines and habits you have to keep clean and healthy.
Hygiene
What did the Indus river farmers build to help their crops?
Irrigation
How many times did the Indus river flood a year?
Twice a year.
The Indus River left WHAT on the soil to make it more fertile?
SILT
Along what river did these ancient people build their cities
The Indus River, duh.
The artificial application of water to the soil through various systems of tubes, pumps, and sprays.
Irrigation
TRUE OR FALSE?
Historians believe that rituals were practiced on water.
TRUE
When did this civilization exist?
4000-3000 BCE
TRUE OR FALSE?
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were well planned.
TRUE
What were the two huge cities that were first developed?
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
A ceremony or series of actions that are always done the same way.
Ritual
Artifacts suggest that WHAT kind of surgery was practiced?
Tooth Surgery
What did archaeologists believe that the southern city was used as?
A government or religious center.
WHAT was a major part of Harappan economy?
Farming
What played an important role in the Indus River civilizations?
Water
Sand and soil particles carried by water
Silt
The Indus Valley Script was made up of HOW many images and symbols?
400-600
The Indus River Civilizations are in WHAT countries?
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and India.
How many towns and cities were there?
Over 1,400
Why were the Harappa people easy to conquer?
Because they were peaceful
Rivers or streams that flow into larger rivers or lakes
Tribituaries
The Indus Valley civilization is also known as...?
Harappan
What do we know about their social structure?
TRICK QUESTION!!
We don't know much at all about their social structure.
How many miles did the civilizations cover?
500,000
Where were the first docks built?
Lothal