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Indus River Valley
Indus River Valley Civilization Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Characteristics of Civilization | what makes a civilization a civilization, a civilization has to have 4 or more of the criteria to be considered a civilization |
| Indus River Valley | a river valley civilization that originated in present day Pakistan in 2500 B.C. |
| Mohenjo-Daro | a region in the Indus river valley civilization that is a mysterious and ancient civilization |
| Harappa | ancient city in NorthWest Pakistan, and is the center of the Indus river valley civilization. flourished from 2500 B.C. - 1700 B.C. |
| artifacts | objects that are uncovered from the past and are used to help discover what a place was like years ago |
| archeology | scientific study of the past, people, and cultures |
| government | Political control of an area and has many forms such as a democracy,monarchy,and oligarchy |
| religion | a set of beliefs or practices that a group of people believe and they worship an idol or god |
| stable food supply | having a surplus or large amount of food for a region or civilization |
| technology | a branch of knowledge that uses creation, and helps to created objects to perform a task Ex. plows and irrigation systems |
| social structure | the way a certain person is ranked in society is placed and factors are occupation and wealth |
| arts and architecture | creations created by people for others entertainment such as music,paintings, or sculptures creation of buildings examples are the pantheon or cathedrals |
| system of writing | a system of text that was read and written by the people of a civilization,region, or country Ex. english, arabic |
| primary source | a document or physical object which was written or created during the time, sources that were present during a time period or experienced it and offer an inside view of a particular event |
| Aryans | people speaking an Indo-European language who invaded northern India, and may have pushed people out of the Indus River Valley Civilizations |
| subcontinent | a large, distinguishable part of a continent, such as North America or southern Africa. |
| silt | fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment |
| monsoon | a seasonal change in the direction of the wind in a region, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain, or from the northeast between October and April |
| the great bath | a big tub of water found in ancient cities |
| government | perpendicular streets |
| technology | modern-ish sewer system under streets |
| technology | toilets |
| technology | bathtubs |
| arts | uniform blocks and buildings made of fired clay bricks |
| arts | lapas lazuli beads |
| arts | small statues |
| arts | pottery |
| stable food supply | elephant jawbone |
| stable food supply | warehouses |
| religion | statues that suggest worship, that was the source of creation |
| religion | sacred animals |
| system of writing | shard of pottery with writing that we don't understand |
| Use evidence to support if the culture along the Indus River is a civilization? Open response long answer. | |
| Determine why there is a mystery surrounding the culture along the Indus River. Open response long answer. |
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jkirkpatrick97
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