Term | Definition |
True or false the Indus River brings water and silt that makes farming possible. | True |
True or false the Indus River begins in the Himalayas and crosses desert-like plains before it reaches the Arabian Sea. | True |
True or False farmers began planting crops in the Indus Valley 1,000 years before farming began in Egypt. | True |
True or False wildlife helped crops in the Indus Valley because they were able to germinate plants. | False |
True or False farmers built irrigation canals to bring water from the river to their crops. | True |
Where does the Indus River have its source? | The Indus River gets its source from the Himalaya mountains. |
Why does the Indus flood the plain? | Spring rain and winter snow makes the Indus flood the plain. |
Which of the Indus farmer's crops did they use? | Chili peppers, wheat, barley, beans, sesame seeds, rice, bananas, and black pepper mustard. |
What did they use to make clothes? | Cotton |
What animals did the Indus farmers domesticate and what did they use them for? | They domesticated cattle and water buffalo that pulled their plows an wagons, making it possible to plow larger fields. |
What challenges did the Indus farmers have to face? | Floods that destroyed fields and villages, wild animals, and birds that ate their plants. |
How did the Indus farmers protect their crops? | They protected their crops with slings and clays of balls. They also built walls to protect them from floods. |
What irrigation methods did the Indus Valley farmers use? | They used irrigation canals to bring water from river to their crops. |