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Indus River Valley http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cfford/342worldhistoryearly.html
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India
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Government Well-planned cities –well organized government
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Religion Many Gods (Polytheism)
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Public Works Irrigation systems (canals)—(very rich soil)-- Drainage systems—Streets laid out in rectangular patterns Sewage beneath the tiles in the Street
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Writing Fragments of writing found on stone seals— cannot decipher--eventually became known as Sanskrit http://indus_and_haung_rv.webs.com /indusrivervalleyeconomy.htm
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Cities Ancient cities (Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro) Cities built with standardized brick—rectangular shaped—Included sewage system, bath houses, and wells http://history-world.org/indus_valley.htm
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Social Ranking and Job Specialization Leader Priest Artisan Farmer Worked with copper and bronze, jewelers, masons, and sculptures
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Other Facts Approximately 35,000 people lived in each city --Trading—weights and measures
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Test Your Knowledge
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Looking at the layout of the city of Mohenjo-Daro you can see that their government was: A. Well organized. B. Weak C. Did not exist D. Did not last
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Because of the many burial sites and the sculptures of animals and humans what type of religion did people of the Indus River Valley have? A. Monotheistic B. Polytheistic C. Christian D. Taoism
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The tiles covering the streets represented what type of public works? A. Well built road system B. Mail carriers C. Daily entertainment for the public D. A drainage field or sewage system
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The stone seal found in the Indus River Valley represent what? A. Tribes B. Families C. Ownership D. Royalty
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Public baths can be found in both of the cities of the Indus River Valley. What were the names of these two cities? A. Harappa and Sumer B. Mohenjo-Daro and Thebes C. Thebes and Harappa D. Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
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Where is the Indus River Valley found today? A. Pakistan B. Iraq C. Iran D. Turkey
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Which number on the map shows the Indus Valley civilization? A. 1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 2 1 2 3 4 5
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