1. The Indus River flows nearly ____________ from the high Himalayas across Pakistan into the Arabian Sea.

2. ________________ is one of the earliest farming sites of the Indus Valley.

3. Two major cities discovered by scientists in the Indus valley are the__________ and __________.

4. The ________________ tree was often drawn on the seals .

5. The world’s first ________ with dots was among  one of the discoveries of the Indus Valley Civilization.

6. The Great Bath at Mohenjo Daro may have been used for _______________.

7. The headband of the ______________ was made up of gold.

8. Pipal is holy to some_____________ and ____________ even today.

9. The Indus valley civilization declined because of __________________.

10. _______________discovered in the Indus valley indicate the lifestyle of the people.

11. ___________ were probably used as  a trade symbol.

12. The Indus Valley civilization traded with ancient ________________.

13. An _______________ is an object from the past.

14. The people of Indus Valley traded by ____________________.

15. In the great city of Mohenjo-Daro, around ________ skeletons were found buried.

16. Mohenjo-Daro means _______________________.

17. The people of Mehergarh transitioned from a nomadic lifestyle to _______________________.

18. A British traveler __________________ noticed the ruins of Harappa.

19. In the year ___________,the excavation of Indus Valley ruins began.

20. Wealthier families usually had _____________ in their houses where children could play.

1. How can we say that the cities in the Indus valley were well-planned?

2. What do you think the artifacts and burials suggest about how the people of the Indus valley lived?

3. How did the people of the Indus Valley live according to the artefacts and burials?

4. What was the Great Bath of the Indus Valley civilization? Describe what it looked like, and use print and online resources to explore it's purpose. 

5. How do we know that Masson was wrong to call the ruins he saw in 1836 CE a castle?

6. What was the religious symbol of the Indus Valley civilization and where was it used?

7. Why was Mohen jo Daro given this name?

8. Name any five things found by archaeologists from the Indus Valley civilization.

9. What was the significance of the storage system in the Indus Valley civilization?

10. Give the three theories behind the decline of the Indus Valley civilization.

11. What were the bricks used for construction in the Indus Valley made up of?

03A | The Great Bath of Indus Valley Civilization

• • What was the Great Bath of the Indus Valley civilization? 

  • Describe what it looked like, 

  • Use print and online resources to explore it's purpose.