1. by What River Did the Aryans Settle?

Cities

Aryan : Read page 57.

1. By what river did the Aryans settle?

2. Explain the development of cities of the Aryan civilization.

Indus Valley:

1. Look at page 1-what were the two capital cities of Indus Valley?

2. Look at page 2-were cities carefully planned out or a scattered mess?

3. Look at page 2-Cities in the Indus valley were laid out in the same way as Chicago. What type of pattern did they use to design and build the city?

4. Look at page 3. What is a citadel? What else do you think it could have been used for?

5. Read hand out on plumbing. Describe the plumbing in Mohenjo-daro.

Government

Indus Valley:

1. Knowing that cities were extremely well thought out and planned what do you think the government was like?

Aryan: Read page 57

1. What was a rajah? How did he get his position?

2. How did the rajah’s help build the civilization?

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Citadel: fortified area which contained major buildings of the city

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