Chapter 9 Test: The First Cities of India

1. Ancient people began to make money by {.................} with other cities.

2. Many ancient cities were built near {.................}.
3. The people of India built cities near the {...................................}.
4. Their cities were often built around huge circular mounds called {.................}.

B. Multiple Choice. Circle the letter of the best choice.

5. Ancient cities often used rivers as a road because {.................}.

a. the people could not agree where to build roads
b. it was safer than building roads
c. it was easier and faster to travel by boat than across land d. the people did not have enough
money to build roads

6. Farmers in India grew grain like the Mesopotamians, but they also grew {.................}. a. corn
and melons

b. rice and beans

c. cotton and melons d. corn and rice

7. Another way that the Indian farmer was different from the Mesopotamian farmer was he used
{.................}. a. elephants and water buffalo

b. boats to trade his crops c. iron tools

d. canals to irrigate

8. Why were the cities in the Indus Valley built around citadels? a. to make it easier for the
farmers to work together
b. to protect the people in case enemies attacked
c. to make transportation easier

d. to help the people become rich

9. What were the houses in the Indus Valley made of?

a. stone
b. cedar logs
c. animal skins
d. mud bricks baked hard in ovens

10. One ancient story passed down in India tells of a hunter and a flock of {......................}. a.
quail

b. elephants
c. water buffalo d. chickens

C. True or False. Write the word “true” or “false.”

{......................}11. The people of India found that it was easier to travel over the mountains than
to travel by sea. {......................}12. The people of ancient India built comfortable houses with
courtyards, wells, and even toilets

and drains.

{......................}13. For hundreds of years, no one knew that the great cities of India ever existed
because they had been deserted and covered with dirt and sand.

{......................}14. The cities of India were eventually united into one large kingdom.
{......................}15. No one knows for sure what happened to the citadel cities of India.