Use pages 221-224 to answer the following questions.
CITIES IN THE INDUS VALLEY
Early Inhabitants
HARAPPAN CULTURE
The following statement is false. Find evidence to support why it is false.
STATEMENT: Harappan writing has helped archaeologists learn much about
Harappan culture.
How did the history of the Indus River Valley follow the same pattern as Sumer and
Egypt? Give 3 examples.
1)
Harappan Religion
2)
What evidence of religion did archaeologist find at Mohenjo-Daro?
3)
Great Cities
What were the names of the 2 largest and best known cities in the Indus and
Saraswati valleys? How many people may have lived in these cities?
How large of an area did the Harappan culture spread?
Why is the civilization your reading about referred to as the Harappan civilization?
A Widespread and Prosperous Culture
How large of an area did the Harappan culture spread?
What are planned cities? How were planned cities similar to the cities we live in
today?
Dealing with Problems
Provide evidence to support the following statement.
Harappan cities throughout the civilization were similar.
Provide evidence to support the following statement:
Harappan cities were advanced at dealing with problems.
INFERENCE QUESTION: Based on what you have read so far, do you believe
Harappan cities had strong leaders? Explain.
Challenges to Harappan life.
What is believed to be the cause of the Harappan civilization’s decline? When did
this take place?