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Cities of the Indus Valley civilisation
I can describe some of the features of cities in the Indus Valley Civilisation.
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Year 3
Cities of the Indus Valley civilisation
I can describe some of the features of cities in the Indus Valley Civilisation.
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Key learning points
- The objects found at Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were found in the remains of great cities built out of clay bricks.
- As the people of the Indus Valley grew better at farming, they could grow more food and some people could do other jobs.
- People like merchants and artisans lived in these cities, which were carefully planned and laid out.
- Public baths have been found at Mohenjo-Daro and even bathrooms and toilets in people's houses in Lothal.
- All over these cities were wells for fresh water along with channels and drains to carry away sewage.
Keywords
Merchant - someone who buys and sells things is called a merchant
Artisan - an artisan is someone very skilled at making things
Common misconception
That only farmers lived in the cities.
Evidence has been found suggesting lots of different skilled individuals lived and worked in the cities of the Indus Valley.
Pupils could design their own version of an Indus Valley city including all the aspects learned about the cities so far.
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6 Questions
Q1.
In 1922, archaeologists began to dig at , a place in the Indus River Valley.
Babylon
Harappa
Q2.
What was the city of Mohenjo-Daro built with?
rocks
bronze
Q3.
A is a decorated object that leaves a stamp of its design when pushed into a soft material like wet clay.
Q4.
Select two things that are found on the Indus Valley civilisation seals.
some numbers
an image of a house
Q5.
Which two objects probably tell us that the Indus Valley people liked music?
clay seal stamps
small clay animals
Q6.
Historians always know exactly what discovered items were used for in the past.
True
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6 Questions
Q1.
How many towns and cities were in the Indus Valley civilisation?
less than 5
around 100
Q2.
Over time, the farmers got at farming in the Indus Valley.
Q3.
Match the job to the description.
someone who buys and sells things
someone very skilled at making things
someone who works in the fields to grow food
Q4.
Indus Valley cities were well planned and well built.
False
Q5.
Select all the things that made the Indus Valley cities cleaner.
clay seals
Q6.
Where were the ruins of 'The Great Bath’ found?
Babylon
Cairo
Harappa
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