Lippy - Unit 3 India Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
monsoon | strong winds that blow in one direction in the winter (cold, dry air), and the opposite direction in the summer (warm, wet air) |
subcontinent | land that is part of a continent but separate because of physical features like high mountains (*India is separated from Asia by the Himalaya and Hindu Kush Mountains) |
silt | A mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that can make land ideal for farming |
Himalayas | THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN THE WORLD, which stretch along northern India, separating it from the rest of Asia. |
Indus River | The river for which India is named |
Irrigation | A way of supplying water to an area of land (Farmers in India used canals) |
Agriculture | Farming; growing crops and raising livestock |
Mohenjo-Daro | This ancient city had the Great Bath |
Indus River Valley | Harappan civilization, which included ancient Mohenjodaro, developed in this area. |
Enemies that might attack | Part of Mohenjodaro was raised and surrounded by a wall. What does this suggest that Mohenjodaro had? |
Uniform ways to measure | The discovery of a scale, stone weights, and a marked rod suggests that the people of Mohenjodaro had what? |
Nine streets divided the lower city into blocks | What proves that Mohenjodaro was carefully planned? |
Archaeologists founds it ruins | How did scholars learn that Mohenjodaro had ever existed? |
Statue | Which evidence reveals how men in Mohenjodaro might have dressed? |
Some people were wealthier than others. | Homes in Mohenjodaro had from one to a dozen rooms. What does this suggest about the city? |
Hitching bulls to a two-wheeled cart | How did farmers in Mohenjodaro most likely transport their goods to the market? |
Citadel | A fortress built to protect the city |
Network of drains and clay pipes. | What evidence showed that Mohenjodaro had an advanced sewer system? |
For bathing | Archaeologists found a structure that was 39 feet long and 8 feet deep with a well nearby and a drain along one side. How was it likely used? |
Chess | A war game played in ancient India is thought to be an early form of |
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