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1

The term Indus Age
A)applies only to the Mature Indus period
B)is used to describe early farming societies in South Asia
C)refers to the South Asian Iron Age societies
D)is used to describe South Asian societies from the beginning of farming to the introduction of iron technology about 1000 B.C.
2

The villages, cities, and towns of Indus Age South Asia are located in
A)Pakistan and northwestern India
B)southern India and Sri Lanka
C)Bangladesh and eastern India
D)Afghanistan and Pakistan
3

Cereal agriculture in the Indus Valley depends on
A)the construction of raised field systems
B)pot irrigation
C)the flooding of the Indus River and its tributaries
D)terracing and small-scale irrigation
4

Which of the following appears to have been independently domesticated in South Asia?
A)humped zebu cattle
B)einkorn wheat
C)horses
D)gazelles
5

Although the Early Indus period shows many continuities with the earlier Neolithic societies of the Indus Valley region, important changes during the Early Indus period include
A)the appearance of pottery
B)the initial appearance of irrigation
C)the growth of trade networks including the caravan trade
D)all of the above
6

The early Indus site of Kot Diji near Mohenjo-daro
A)is surrounded by a wall of stone and mud brick
B)provides archaeological evidence for two large fires near the end of its occupation
C)produced standardized pottery decorated with wide black painted bands
D)all of the above
7

Which of the following is not characteristic of the Mature Harappan societies of the Indus Valley?
A)the initial appearance of a small number of large urban centers
B)the initial appearance of writing
C)the initial appearance of long-distance trade
D)the appearance of extensive public sewage and drainage systems
8

The site of Lothal in India
A)is one of the largest of the Indus Valley cities
B)served as a gateways settlement through which the Indus Valley residents gained access to raw materials from the Indian peninsula
C)provides clear archaeological evidence that the Indus Valley was a single, unified kingdom at 2500 B.C.
D)all of the above
9

Archaeological evidence for increasing class stratification during the Mature Indus period is provided by
A)evidence for houses of varying sizes and the increased use of luxury goods
B)evidence for irrigation agriculture
C)evidence for the hunting of gazelle and blackbusk
D)evidence for the use of carts and traction animals
10

Most examples of the Indus Valley script are found on
A)stamp seals and pottery
B)cylinder seals
C)inscriptions on monumental architecture
D)papyrus documents
11

Some linguists think that the Indus Valley script may represent a Dravidian language because
A)the script appears to be alphabetic
B)the script is closely related to Sumerian
C)the script is closely related to Egyptian hieroglyphs
D)the script appears to include a base 8 number system
12

The archaeological site of Rojdi
A)provides clear evidence of continuity between the Mature Harappan and the Late Harappan periods
B)is located in northern Pakistan
C)was based primarily on hunting and gathering
D)all of the above
13

Sir Mortimer Wheeler interpreted that hastily buried bodies in the final layers at Mohenjo-daro as evidence for
A)dramatic flooding and crop failure
B)an invasion of the Indus Valley by Indo-European speakers
C)widespread drought
D)epidemic disease
14

Today, most archaeologists reject Wheeler's interpretation of the end of Mohenjo-daro because
A)there is no evidence for the kind of widespread destruction that could reasonably be associated with a military invasion
B)the archaeological evidence for urban slums points to urban decay rather than military defeat
C)over-irrigation and other non-military causes may have led to the abandonment of a number of Indua Valley towns and cities
D)all of the above
15

Which of the following are major Indus Valley urban centers
A)Mohenjo-daro and Harappa
B)Rojdi and Lothal
C)Tell Madhhur and Eridu
D)all of the above
16

The largest Indus Valley urban centers include
A)an upper town and a lower town
B)evidence for large-scale sanitation and drainage works
C)evidence for craft specialization
D)all of the above





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