6.4 SkillBuilder activity USING HISTORICAL SOURCES Consider SOURCES4 and 5 in this lesson. 1. Describe the similarities and differences between the seals. 2. Research more information about the merchant stamp seals that were used. Choose one interesting fact to share. 3. Summarise the conclusions you have drawn about contacts between the civilisations of Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley based on SOURCE5 .
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Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 3, 10
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REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Cities ýrst emerged in the Indus Valley in ________ BCE. 2. What two structures dominate the Higher Town at Mohenjo-daro? A. The aqueduct B. The granary C. The communal baths D. The city centre 3. Using SOURCE6 and SOURCE7 , explain how the people of Mohenjo-daro: a. Protected their food supplies b. Kept their city clean 4. State two reasons it is unlikely that the Aryans destroyed the Indus Valley Civilisation. 5. Propose what may have ýnally led to the cities being abandoned. ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Look at SOURCE3 . a. Explain why you think the cities and other settlements (shown by dots) are mostly located along the Indus River and its tributaries. b. Justify why Lothal would be a suitable place for a port to serve these cities. 7. Look at SOURCE6 . a. In a short paragraph, describe the layout of Mohenjo-daro as seen in this source. b. Explain why you think the people of Mohenjo-daro would have needed such a huge granary for their produce. c. Evaluate what such a large single granary tells us about the way society would have been organised at Mohenjo-daro. d. From where would they have brought the produce to store in the granary? 8. Compare the satellite images in SOURCE10 with the map in SOURCE3 . a. Identify which ancient Indian city was threatened with þooding in August 2010. b. Propose what modern Indian governments could do to protect this and other important archaeological sites from the dangers of þooding. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 9. Discuss how the cities of Harappa, Mohenjo-daro and Lothal were so well preserved. 10. Compile a table that summarises the factors that contributed to the end of the Indus Valley Civilisation. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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