Grand Test Grade: 3

Unit 7: The Indus Valley Total Marks: 25

Name: __________________ Date: ______________

Q1. Where is the Indus Valley located? How old is the Indus Valley? /2
The Indus valley was located in the river Indus and it was 7000 years ago.

Q2.a How were the cities of the Indus Valley planned? Give examples /3
The Indus valley cities were well planned e.g. indoor, outdoor

b. Wrrite any 3 things found by the archaeologists in the Mehergarh village

Archaeologists found large buildings that might have been meeting places.

c. What do the archaeologists do? /2

Archaeologists dig and search for buried buildings and objects that might give

clues

Q3.a What do you know about the

following terms /6

a) Granaries: Granaries are for storing gran such as wheat

 b) Seals: The people of Indus valley used to write on seals

c) Crops of Indus valley:

1. Barley

2. Cotton

b. Complete the table in 1 word. /3

Writing of Indus Valley people Seals

Meeting places of Indus Valley Large Buildings

Indoor and Outdoor Kitchen

c. How did the Indus Valley come to an end?

About 3000 years ago this great civilization began to fall apart and the cities of
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro became ruins /2
d. Complete the following statements /4.

The Indus valley people used to worship gods and goddesses

Archaeologists found statues of their gods.