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Vocab & Cities Facts Review
Question | Answer |
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What city is known as the Mound of the Dead? | Mohenjo-daro |
What part of the city was for public buildings? | the citadel |
What was used to plan cities? | a grid |
The place where religious ceremonies may have taken place is called ? | the Great Bath |
The name for the part of a Harappan city where people lived. | Lower Town |
What material were homes made of? | mud bricks |
What is the building that stored grain? | a granary |
What was a kiln used for in the IRV? | to fire or back bricks |
How many cities did the Harappans build? | approx. 1400 |
How does the IRV compare in size to Egypt or Mesopotamia? | It is larger |
Where is the location of the granary? | the citadel |
The citadel and city walls most likely were protection from __? | flooding |
What makes the bricks in the Indus Rv different from other mud brick? | they are fired or baked |
What was used to harden or bake pottery and bricks? | kiln |
What does urban mean? | city |
What is a planned community? | city or town with a specific design or layout |
What features did Harappan cities have? | straight streets, 2 sections, sewer and water systems |
What types of buildings were missing from Harappan cities? | temples, palaces, government buildings, royal tombs |