Indus Valley Civilization Trivia Questions

Sample Indus Valley Civilization Questions

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1. 1.This was one of the two largest cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, located in present-day Sindh, Pakistan, whose name means "Mound of the Dead."

   • Harappa
   • Mohenjo-daro
   • Lothal
   • Kalibangan

2. 2.This was the first discovered and excavated major city of the Indus Valley Civilization, giving the civilization its alternate name.

   • Harappa
   • Mohenjo-daro
   • Dholavira
   • Mehrgarh

3. 3.This modern country contains the majority of Indus Valley Civilization archaeological sites, including Mohenjo-daro and Harappa.

   • India
   • Afghanistan
   • Pakistan
   • Iran

4. 4.This large brick-lined pool at Mohenjo-daro is considered the earliest known public water tank and was likely used for ritual bathing.

   • The Sacred Pool
   • The Royal Basin
   • The Great Bath
   • The Temple Tank

5. 5.This small bronze statue from Mohenjo-daro depicts a young woman with bangles on her arm and one hand on her hip.

   • The Dancing Girl
   • The Bronze Maiden
   • The Harappan Princess
   • The Temple Dancer

6. 6.This bust found at Mohenjo-daro shows a bearded man wearing a decorated robe and headband, though his actual identity and role remain unknown.

   • The High Priest
   • The Priest-King
   • The Merchant Lord
   • The River God

7. 7.The Indus Valley cities were built using baked bricks that followed this consistent ratio of length to width to height.

   • 3:2:1
   • 5:3:1
   • 4:2:1
   • 6:3:1

8. 8.Indus Valley merchants used standardized weights made from this material, following a binary-decimal system.

   • Chert stone
   • Bronze
   • Clay
   • Ivory

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