Chapter 12 Student Quiz

. The urbanism of the Harappa was made possible by:

The development of a complex written language.

Centralized authorities.

Roads and trade.

Fertile floodplains.

. Which of the following was domesticated in South Asia?

Chile peppers.

Wheat.

Humped cattle.

Goats.

. Developments of the Kot Diji phase included:

Wheel-made pottery.

Standard weights.

Stamp seals.

All of the above.

. During the Early Harappan, the standard construction material became:

Stone.

Wood.

Mud bricks.

Skins.

. In the Early Harappan, widespread trade was:

Not seen in the archaeological evidence.

Clear from the presence of lapis lazuli and marine shells at Harappa.

Proven by the discovery of roasted cacao pods.

Seen in Sumerian labels on trade goods.

. ________________ was the largest urban center of the Mature Harappan, with as many as 40,000 inhabitants.

Harappa

Mohenjo-daro

Dholavira

Rakhigarhi

. The Great Bath of Mohenjo-daro served what function?

It was a large bath.

It was a granary.

It was an irrigation cistern.

Evidence is unclear.

. During the Mature Harappan, trade very likely:

Involved rivers and surrounding seas.

Was mostly over land toward the West.

Was made possible by the invention of the wheel.

Was only important for local villages.

. Compared to city-states in China and Mesopotamia, Harappan city-states had:

More warfare.

More power sharing.

Less trade.

Less cooperation.

. The Indus script has been found at more than 60 sites, and seems to have been:

Used by the priest class.

Used mostly for trade and accounting.

Used for short messages.

Used to record royal lineages.

. Why was urbanism not sustained during the Late Harappan?

Environmental changes.

Social and political problems.

Diminished exchange networks.

Possibly several of these.

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