India Quiz: Geography & Mohenjodaro 2022-23 (TCI L13-14)

By Janifer Douglas
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Questions
Note from the author:
TCI - India: Lesson 13 & 14
Read each question and all of the answer choices carefully. Choose the best answer.
Lesson 13

On the map, find the northern tip of the Bay of Bengal. Why is the nearby soil so fertile?

Because of its large size and its position in relation to large masses of land and water, India is called...

During the summer in India, the monsoon brings...

Which phrase best describes the Eastern and Western Ghats?

Which of the following parts of India has the most fertile farmland?

Much of the water in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers comes from...

How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India?

Travelers went through the Khyber Pass to cross the...

A traveler in the Thar Desert would be likely to see many...

Where were the earliest known settlements in India?

How are the Indus and Ganges rivers similar to the Nile River in Egypt?

Lesson 14

Harappan civilization, which included ancient Mohenjodaro, developed in the...

How did modern scholars learn that Mohenjodaro had ever existed?

Part of Mohenjodaro was raised and surrounded by a wall. What does this suggest about the city?

Which fact shows that Mohenjodaro was carefully planned?

What does the list below show about the civilization that included Mohenjodaro?
  • invaders
- floods
- earthquakes

The discovery of a scale, stone weights, and a marked rod suggests that the people of Mohenjodaro...

Which feature of Mohenjodaro was quite different from other settlements of that time?

Homes in Mohenjodaro had from one to a dozen rooms. What does this suggest about the city and people who lived there?

A war game played in ancient India is thought to be an early form of...