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| What river were the cities of Harappas and Mohenjo-Daro found? |
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| How were Harappas and Mohenjo0Daro alike? |
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| It seems they were built almost exactly alike |
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| What does Mohenjo-Daro mean in Sanskrit>, the ancient Indian language? |
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| How many people once lived in Mohenjo-Daro? |
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| How were the streets made? |
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| They were paved with tan-colored bricks |
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| Some were small, just one room. Other were several stories high and had luxuries like courtyard and balconies |
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| What was the structure at the west end of the city called and what was it used for? |
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| A massive fort called the citadel. |
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| What surrounded the citadel? |
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| thick walls that protected against floods and enemy attacks. |
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| What was builit next to the citadel? |
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| An enormous grain warehouse, where farmers store barley and wheat. |
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| What was one of the most striking thing about Mohenjo-Daro? |
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| the exactness of the measurements used in making and building things. |
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| What kind of bricks were used in the houses? |
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| Bricklayers made the exact same sized brick to build houses. |
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| What kind of bricks were used in the houses? |
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| Bricklayers made the exact same sized brick to build houses. |
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| What modern day convience did they have in the ancients cities? |
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| a sewer system, complete with manholes. |
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| Why do they think that Mohenjo-Daro had a strong, central government. |
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| It took a lot of planning to build the city and Harappa had almost the same layout at Mohenjo0Daro |
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| What do they think was at the top of the Mohenjo-Daro's citadel? |
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| A type of city hall that overlooked the city |
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| What was next door to the city hall? |
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| A large pool-sized bath, for religious uses. |
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| What kind of highly skilled workers did they have and what did they do? |
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| Carvers made stone figures, potters made water jar and cooking bowls. Metalworkers made things from cooper and bronze. Weavers for the first time anywhere made clother from cottom |
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| Who did the Harappans trade with and what did they get? |
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| stone seals from people in Iran, blue stone from Afghanistan and beads from India. |
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| How did they travel to Mesopotamiato trade with them? |
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| What happened to the cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa around the year 1600B.C. and why? |
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| Around 1600 B.C. both cities were abandoned. Possibly due to an earthquake that changed the course of the Indus river. |
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| Where did the Aryan people migraed to? |
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| Who were the Aryan people and what doe aryan mean? |
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| These are people who migrated to the area from Asia. Aryan mean noble ones. |
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