Exam 12: The Indus Valley

We know little about the Indus script, but we do know that it became standardized around ______________.

Indus Valley male figurines were often depicted with beards.

Some Harappan figurines have stylized faces that resemble much later depictions of the Hindu god ______________.

Which of the following is a limitation of written records, including the as-yet-undeciphered Indus script?

What evidence supports cultural continuity between the Early and Mature Harappan, as opposed to a violent takeover.

Marks made on pottery vessels prior to their firing are called graffiti.

Why is the labeling of Early Harappan "phases" somewhat misleading?

Mature Harappan groups made use of domesticated sheep, wheat, and barley. How did they acquire these resources?

The earliest residents of Mehrgarh used ________________ for cooking and food storage.

Pottery vessels appear in the archaeological record of the Indus Valley after about ______________.

Harappan urbanism began to decline after about _____________________.

The complex society called the __________________ developed out of Neolithic and Chalcolithic predecessors.

What herd animal was locally domesticated in South Asia?

At its peak, __________________ probably had between 25,000 and 30,000 residents.

Domesticated South Asian humped cattle are referred to as zebu.