Was Mohenjo-Daro a Civilization or Not?

Characteristics
GOVERNMENT

Explanation
GOVERNMENT EXPLANATION
This seven inch tall artifact shows a man that has a
beard that is short and tidy, his hair tied up in a
band, and a patterned robe hanging over his left
shoulder. Also, he has calm and noble expression.
This represents government because many think
that he couldve been a king or a priest.

RELIGION

SOCIAL STRUCTURE

TECHNOLOGY

STABLE FOOD SUPPLY

ART

RELIGION EXPLANATION
This is a picture of the Great Bath. The Great Bath
was a pool built with waterproof bricks that was 39
ft. long and 8 ft. deep. It was clear that the people
used the pool to bathe but, some archaeologists
think the Great Bath was used for religious purposes
because bathing rituals are important in Hinduism.

SOCIAL STRUCTURE EXPLANATION

This picture represents social structure because

scientists believed that the bigger your house was,
the richer you were. Most of these houses were
located in the lower city, which was about three
times the size of the citadel. The houses had a flat
roof, were two stories high, and they were made of

TECHNOLOGY EXPLANATION

This picture is a clay model made of terra cotta

(reddish clay that is used for pottery and tiles). It
represents two bulls attached to a wooden harness.
This shows technology because some
archaeologists think it was used to transport farm
goods to theSTABLE
citys market.
FOOD SUPPLY
The scale and weights are examples of a stable food
supply because it was found near a granary, a place
to store grain. They mightve weighed the grain and
used different amounts to trade for various goods.
The grains may have been crushed into flour and
used for trading with other cities.

ART EXPLANATION

This necklace is made of stone bead in different

shapes and sizes. This represents art because this
necklace can be used to express your feelings or
the necklace is used as a decorative item. Indian
bead makers made beads of clay and baked them
over hot oven called kilns.

WRITING

WRITING EXPLANATION
These seals are carved into pictographs or pictures
to represent objects, ideas, or sounds. They show a
characteristic of civilization because they could be
letters and symbols in the Mohenjo-Daros peoples
language. 400 pictographs have been discovered
but, archaeologists dont know what they stand for.
Many seals show buffalo, bulls, tigers, elephants,
rhinoceroses, fish