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Ancient India
6th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why do we think the Indus Valley Civilization had a strong, organized government? | They built 2 identical cities on opposite sides of a river (very far away) |
| What were weights and measurements like? | Average |
| What was underground in each city? | A sewage system |
| What possible defenses did cities have? | A citadel and large city walls |
| What material was used to build the cities? | [baked] clay bricks |
| How large were the cities? | There were many small cities |
| What were roads like? | Straight, even, and built at right angles |
| What was the main economic activity of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro? | agriculture (and trade) |
| What may have been used as money in Mohenjo-Daro? What evidence do we have to support this idea? | grain because archaeologists found weights and scales inside the citadel (where they kept their grain). |
| Why do we think the Indus Civilization may have collapsed? | Natural disaster, climate change, malnutrition, invasion |
| Where did the Aryans migrate from? | Central Asia |
| What were the main social classes of the Aryans? | Brahmin, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, |
| Which class held most of the power? | Brahmin |
| Which classes held the least power? | Sudras held least power. |
| Who were Brahmin? | Priests |
| Who were Kshatriyas? | Warrioirs |
| Who were Vaisyas? | Herders, farmers, craftspeople, traders, |
| Who were Sudras? | laborers and servants |
| What are the Vedas? | prayers/religous stories/poems |
| What is Rig Veda? | main collection of Vedas |
| How did the Aryans change as they migrated into India? | They changed from being nomads to having homes and from hunter gatherers to farmers and herders. |
| What was the population of Harappa? | about 50,000 |
| What is the caste system? | the way society was organized according to the Vedas |
| What were the Vadas written in later? | Sanskrit |
| What was people's place in society according to their birth called? | Caste system |