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Indus RVC Assessment
Question | Answer |
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Small Statues | Government, technology, Arts, and Religion |
Toilet, Bath, Drains, and Water Chutes | Technology and Architecture |
Elephant Jawbone | Government and Stable Food Supply |
Lapis Lazuli Bead | Government, Technology, Social Structure, and Arts |
Pottery Shard | Arts and the System of Writing |
Uniform/Parallel Streets | Government, Technology, and Architecture |
What do historians know about the Indus people... | -It includes 3 of the world's 10 most populous countries (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh) -They have 3 mighty rivers (Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra) -They have large quantities of rain and snow that create their large bodies of water |
What are more things that historians know about the Indus people... | -It covered the largest area of any civilization -It's cities rivaled those of Sumner -Well organized governments with Kings and Priests -Most Indus valley people were farmers -They were the firsts to cultivate cotton and weave it's fibers into cloth |
The last things about the Indus people? | -They were polytheists -Widely honored a mother goddess -Could have declined because of: damage to the local environment, volcanic eruption, earthquake -The civilization fell about 1500 B.C. -Had the Aryans as newcomers |
Why is there still a mystery? What do historians not know about the Indus people? | -They are still not quite sure how the civilization fell -They have no names of kings or queens, no tax records, no literature, no accounts of famous victories - There is still a mystery because they still do not know much about the civilization |