British Museum Ancient India Webquest
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1. Fill in the blanks:
The people of ancient India lived in a ____________ extremes. The terrain was varied and often
presented great challenges. Occasional extremes of weather such as ______________ and
monsoons were also part of life in this land. However, great _____________developed and
flourished amidst the ____________, mountains, plains and deserts of the subcontinent.
2. Story: Read the animated story and answer the questions below.
a. Who was Vritra and what did he wish to steal? ____________ / _______________
b. What happened tot eh people without the cloud-cattle? _______________________
c. Which god heard their cries for help? ___________________
d. What weapons were used against Vritra? ___________________________________
3. Explore: Indus Valley
a. Use the SCALE to measure the approximate distance
from Mohenjo-daro to Harappa.
ANSWER: ______________ kms.
b. List three natural resources found in the Indus valley
ANSWER: 1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________
c. Describe the TERRAIN in the Indus Valley?
ANSWER: ______________________________________________________________________
4. In the box below, draw a simple sketch of the Indus Valley: Label the cities of MohenjoDaro, Harappa, the Indian Ocean and the Indus River.
OFS Humanities Grade 6 Ancient Civilizations
British Museum Ancient India Webquest
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It is unclear if the residents of Mohenjo-Dara and Harappa practiced modern Hindu beliefs.
However, we will learn more about the early Hindu myths, which may have been apart of the
religious beliefs in the ancient Indus Valley
1. Story: Read the animated story and answer the questions below.
a. Who is Narayana and what did he create? __________________________________
b. What did Narayana create from his body? Fill in the table.
Mouth
Mind
Tongue
Nose
Pupils
Ears
Hair
Beard
Nails
Bones
2. Explore: Choose one Early Hindu God. Describe the god and explain WHY this god is your
favorite?
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3. Challenge: Learn more
about Vishnu and his
incarnations in this
activity. Be ready to
share your answers in
class.
OFS Humanities Grade 6 Ancient Civilizations
British Museum Ancient India Webquest
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1. Fill in the blanks:
Around ____________ years ago, an important civilization developed on the Indus
River _______________. From about 2600 B.C. to 1700 B.C. a vast number of
____________ were built on the banks of the ________________ and surrounding
areas. These settlements cover a remarkable region, almost 1.25 million kilometres of
land which is today part of Afghanistan, _____________ and north-western India.
2. Answer the following questions:
a. What were these early cites built of? _____________________________
b. What was sophisticated about this early civilization?
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c. Why do we not know much about the lives of the people who lived in the Indus
Valley?
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4. Story: Read the fictional story about a boy living in about 2100 B.C. It was written
based on the artifacts and remains found at an Indus Valley
archeological site. Write a short 50 word SUMMARY of the
story.
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British Museum Ancient India Webquest
3. Explore: Click on the Lower Town plan to explore these areas. Identify the
following objects found in different areas of Mohenjo-daro and describe there
use/purpose.
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4. Learn about the Lower Town
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a. How was the lower town organized?
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b. What were most of the homes made of?
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c. Describe a typical home in Mohenjo-daro.
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d. What evidence tells us that the people of Mohenjo-daro had access to
clean water?
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5. Challenge: You are a young archaeologist working at a site which was once an
Indus Valley city. Every day you are given boxes of pot sherds to sort through. Look
through your pile of sherds and try to match them with known pottery types by
reading the clues and looking at the profiles of the pots and sherds. BE
PREPARED TO SHARE YPOUR RESULTS WITH THE CLASS.
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British Museum Ancient India Webquest
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1. Fill in the blanks
People have been living in the _____________ subcontinent for thousands of years, building some
of the greatest civilizations in the world. Writing and __________ systems as well as __________
developed, some of which survive in one form or another to this day. Additionally, great works of
art, architecture and ________demonstrate the richness of the enduring culture of this land.
2. Explore: Choose the Indus AND Writing timelines from the dropdown menu. In the time line
below create your own an illustrated timeline of the period from 3100 BCE to 1700BCE.
3100BCE
1700BCE
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1. Fill inthe blanks
The first Indian __________, developed in the Indus Valley around ________B.C. is still
_______________. Thus, it is still not possible to fully _______________ this civilization, as we
have no _____________________ of their beliefs, history, rulers or literature.
2. Explore the desk of this epigrapher who studies scripts
used in ancient India. Answer the following questions.
a. How many examples of Indus Valley script have
been discovered? ______________
b. Where did Indus valley inscriptions appear? ________________________________
c. In what direction was the Indus script written? ______________________________
d. Why is it difficult or impossible to work out the structure and meaning of these Indus
scripts?
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e. What types of materials have Indus script been found on?
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f. Describe what you see on the
SEAL. How were these seals
made?
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g. Complete the chart:
6. Challenge: You are a young epigrapher studying the Indus script. The scholar you work
with has gone away and left you with a partially completed sign list. Your job is to look at a
fresh batch of Indus seals and add the
signs on the seals to your list. You
will need to decide whether each sign
you 'take off' a seal is a new sign, or
is the same as one which is already
on the list. BE PREPARED TO
SHARE YOUR RESULTS WITH
THE CLASS. ENJOY!
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